106 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, [N.S., XIX, 
an illustration of a species with the disc-character well-marked 
s Cyprinus godyari and in An account of the Fishes of the 
Wee has described it as Cyprinus lamta. The illustration 
occurs among the manuscript drawings of this author, now pre- 
served in the library of the Asiatic ‘Society of Bengal. While 
gathering information for oe gtr ih the specific limits of 
Buchanan’s lamta, 1 undertook a tour to the exact localities 
whence Buchanan obtained his paeceite ‘of godyari and lamta. 
I was surprised to find, however, that neither of these names 
was familiar to the local fishermen. The name lamta or any 
similar name was quite unknown in the town of Gorakhpur 
and its vicinity, and inquiries even from the older fishermen 
elicited no information about it. Nor did they recognise as 
local fish some specimens of Garra which I had taken with me. 
'n the hills south of Monghir (the Kharagpur Hills) whence 
Buchanan obtained his specimens of godyari, the fish was known 
under two names, gudar and pathar-chat. Gudar seems to be 
connected with godyari; in it reference is made to the sub- 
cylindrical form of the fish, for gudar means a cylindrical object 
in the local dialect. In the Kumaon Hills all the species of the 
genus apna = possess more or less the same form of 
body, et called g 
the Manipur ‘Valley (Assam) a small species (G. rupt- 
po i is found in rapid-running mee Aaa ebbles and 
stones and is called nug-nga or "tt the ne-fish,’’ while the 
larger species (G. nasutus) which in often pa in the sluggish 
streams of the valley is called nga-mu-sangum. Ophioce- 
phalus is known in Manipuri as nga-mu or “ the black-fish.” 
According to some Manipuris G. sone is like an Ophioce- 
phalus but spi aay al i.e. ‘an umbrella ** or ‘‘a mus 
room.” This re ers to the mental inc. i sectasspeee 5 to others, 
alone who associate species of Garra with those of Ophiocephalus , 
for in Canarese also, according to Day! Garra is known as 
Pandi-pakke, “ the stone Ophiocephalus.”’ 
I am indebted to Dr. B. Sundara Raj, Director 2 the 
he 
Madras Fisheries, for the following information: ‘ 4 hes 
of the spose Garra (Discognathus) are known by the following 
names in this Presidency. Tamil ‘Kal Koruvai,’ title fro 
omens to rocks, Kal (Tamil) = stone + Kuravai (Tamil) = = short- 
. In the Coimbatore District, it is called in Tamil ‘Nai 
‘Nai’ and ‘ Kaha’ is not known; Kul means in Tamil stone. 
Dr. Day’s Canarese name of the fish consists of two well-known 
Canarese words ‘ Pandi’ and ‘ Pakke’ meaning, pig an and fish 
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1 Day, Fish-India, p. 528 (1878). 
