18G7.] MR. F. DAY ON INDIAN FIPHES. 293 



PuNTius (Barbodes) grayi, sp. nov. 



B.iii. D. 3/G. P. 15. V. 8. A. 2/5. C 15. L. 1. 20. L. tr. 4/2. 



Length of specimens up to 2| inches. 



Length of head ^, of pectoral i-, of base of dorsal 4-, of base of 

 anal ^, of caudal | of the total length. Height of head -^ , of bcdy 

 i, of dorsal f, of anal ^ of the total length. 



Ui/es. Diameter i of length of head, nearly 1 diameter apart, | 

 of a diameter from end of snout. 



Profile of dorsal aspect considerably more convex than that of the 

 abdomen, there being a very considerable rise from the snout to the 

 anterior extremity of the dorsal fin, whilst from its posterior end 

 there is a rapid fall. 



Cleft of mouth extends to under the anterior margin of the orbit. 

 Nasal cirri short ; the maxillary pair slender and equal in length to 

 the diameter of the orbit. Prseorbital longer thau high, irregularly 

 pentagonal and directed forwards. 



Fins. Dorsal commences midway between the snout and the base 

 of the caudal fin ; the anal midway between the posterior extremity 

 of the orbit and the end of the caudal, which last fin is deeply 

 emarginate in its posterior two-thirds. Unbranched dorsal rays thin 

 and articulated. 



Scales large ; some extended over the bases of the dorsal, anal, 

 and caudal fins. 



Lateral line in single tubes ; it passes nearly direct from the pos- 

 terior superior margin of the opercle to the centre of the caudal fin. 



Pharyngeal teeth in three rows, curved, sharp, 5, 3, 2/2, 3, 5. 



Colours. Olive-green superiorly, with a dash of crimson, and be- 

 coming of a dirty reddish white on the abdomen. A broad black 

 band commences from under the whole extent of the base of the 

 dorsal fin, and passes downwards to just below the lateral line ; a 

 second band begins four scales beyond the posterior extremity of the 

 base of the dorsal, and passes down to one scale below the lateral 

 line ; there is also a slight blackish baud, often indistinct, at the 

 base of the caudal fin. Dorsal, caudal, and anal pinkish ; the pos- 

 terior extremity of the first black, whilst the anal is also margined 

 with black having an external w hite edge. In some specimens taken 

 from a high level (about oOOO feet) in a rapid stream fhe ground- 

 colour was of a brilliant crimson ; in a few young specimens the 

 caudal had the outer third of its caudal crimson edged with black. 



Hub. The Bowany and Kullaar Rivers, at the foot of the Neilgher- 

 ries, and other streams on the lower slopes up to 3000 feet elevation. 



I have named this pretty little Carp after Dr. J. E. Gray, F.R.S. 



PuNTius filamentosus, Cuv. & Val. 

 Smcaal candee, Tam. The Red-tailed Carp. 

 B.iii. D. .-^/S. P. 17. V. 9. A. 2/5. C.15. L.l. 20. L. tr. 5/1. 

 Common in the Bowany. 



This species of Puntius is easily conveyed alive from place to 

 place ; six specimens were placed alive in the Ootacamund Lake. 



