292 MR. r. DAY ON INDIAN FISHES. [Mar, 14, 



PuNTius (Barbodes) carnaticijs. 



iBarbiis carnaticus, Jertlon, Madras Journ. No. 35. p. 311. 

 Poaree candee., or Saal candee, Tam. 



B. iii. D. 4/8. P. 15. V. 9. A. ^'. C. 19. L.l. 32. L. tr. 6/3. 



Length of specimens up to 22^ inches. 



Length of head yV, of pectoral -f^, of base of dorsal ^, of base of 

 anal y^, of caudal ^ of the total length. Height of head nearly 1, 

 of body rather more than ^, of dorsal \, of anal g of the total length. 



Eyes. Transverse diameter \ of length of head, 2^ transverse dia- 

 meters apart, 1 \ from end of snout. 



Dorsal profile rather more convex than that of the abdomen. 



Cleft of mouth extending nearly to beneath the anterior margin 

 of the orbit. Nostrils generic. Prteorbital irregularly pentagonal, 

 the anterior margin the longest, the anterior superior the shortest. 

 In adults the summit of the head very rugose, and a slight depression 

 extends across the snout just anterior to the nostrils. Nasal pair of 

 cirri thin, reaching as far as anterior margin of the orbit ; maxillary 

 thicker, but shghtly shorter. 



Fins. The dorsal, nearly square, commences midway between snout 

 and base of the caudal, and is situated in the posterior lialf of the 

 body ; first entire dorsal ray minute, the second longer, the third 

 only two-fifths of the length of the fourth, which last is broad, 

 nearly as long as the first soft ray, strong, entire, and has a short 

 soft articulated termination ; the last soft ray is divided at its root. 

 Caudal deeply forked, lobes pointed. 



Scales very large, nearly quadrangular, and in the adults having 

 very roughened margins ; some scales exist over the bases of the dor- 

 sal, anal, and caudal fins. 



Lateral line first curves gently downwards for five scales, and tlien 

 proceeds direct to centre of caudal fin. 



Teeth. Pharyngeal teeth pointed and slighted crooked at their 

 extremities, 5, 3, 2/2, 3, 5. 



Coloiu's. Brownish green along the back, silvery white on the 

 abdomen ; cheeks glossed with gold ; dorsal fin dark grey ; pecto- 

 rals, ventrals, and anal whitish, with a dash of pink ; caudal grey- 

 ish ; eyes golden. 



Hab. Bowany and Seegoor Rivers. 



This is the only large species of Puntius existing as an indige- 

 nous species at so high an elevation as 2900 feet ; the small Puntius 

 (jvayi, spec, nov., was also found at about the same height above 

 the sea. At Billicul, about 5700 feet elevation, I found it existing; 

 it had been introduced there some years previously ; and the first 

 fish I obtained was taken on a night-line, and nearly 4| lb. weight. 

 In the Bowany it has been taken 25 lb. weight. Their conveyance 

 alive during the hot months is difficvdt, but during the cold weather 

 exceedingly easy. Upwards of two dozen were placed in the Oota- 

 camund Lake, where, however, more are necessary ; and no doubt 

 they would succeed in the Pykara River. 



