298 MR. F. DAY ON INDIAN FISHES. [Mar. 14, 



Rasbora neilgherriensis, spec. nov. 



Ovaree candee. Tarn. 



B.iii. D. 2/7. P. 13. V. 8. A. 2/5. C. 18. L.1.34. L.tr.6/3. 



Length of specimens to 5^ inches. 



Length of head -fj, of pectoral g, of base of dorsal y^^, of base of 

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

 body ^, of dorsal ^, of anal l of the total length. 



Eijes. Diameter ^ of length of head, \h diameter apart, 1 dia- 

 meter from end of snout. 



Profile more convex on the ventral than on the dorsal aspect, 

 v?hich last is almost straight. 



Cleft of mouth extending to beneath the anterior margin of the 

 orbit ; it is directed upwards, and there is a slight knob below the 

 anterior extremity of the lower jaw. Nostrils at anterior superior 

 angle of the orbit, nearer to it than to the end of the snout ; the 

 posterior broad and patent, divided by a valve from the anterior, 

 which has elevated margins. Praeorbital irregularly pentagonal, its 

 anterior margin the longest, its anterior superior very short. 



Fins. Dorsal commences midway between the snout and centre of 

 the caudal fin, and over the middle of the ventral, extending back- 

 wards to opposite its posterior extremity. Caudal broad, slightly 

 lobed in its posterior fourth, in adults the lowest lobe being the 

 longest. Anterior extremities of dorsal and anal the highest. 



Scales moderately large ; none on the base of either the dorsal or 

 anal, some on the caudal. 



Lateral line consists of single tubes ; it makes a very gentle curve 

 downwards, from the posterior superior angle of opercle to above the 

 ventral fin, whence it runs parallel with the abdominal profile. 



Teeth. Pharyngeal teeth crooked, pointed, 5, 3, 2/2, 3, 5. 



Colours. Back dull greenish brown, fading to white glossed with 

 purple on the abdomen. Opercles silvery. A darkish silvery line 

 runs along the opercles and side of the body, having a broad silvery 

 band below it. Fins yellowish grey ; base of caudal dark grey. 

 Eyes bluish green. 



This species is said to grow to eight inches in length, and takes 

 either a fly or a worm. In the Billicul Lake (to which place it was 

 imported) it breeds very readily. 



Hab. Bowany and Seegoor Rivers, also the Billicul Lake. 



Rasbora woolaree, spec. nov. 

 Woolaree candee, Tarn. 



B.iii. D.2/7. P. 13. V.8. A. 2/5. C. 18. L.1.30. L.tr. 5/2. 



Length of specimens up to 3 inches. 



Length of head |, of pectoral ^, of base of dorsal J^, of base of 

 anal y^, of caudal \ of the total length. Height of head y^j-, of 

 body 5, of dorsal i, of anal y^^^ of the total length. 



Eyes. Diameter ^ of length of head, 1^ diameter apart, | of a dia- 

 meter from end of snout. 



