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It now remaius to briefly enumerate sucli species of Sykes as 

 have not yet been alluded to, 



63. Chela jorah, 'S'?/A:e6',=Leuciscus jora, Bleeker, Jerdon. 

 D. 10, A. 11. 



This is perhaps Chela gora, H. B. 



54. C. ALKOOTEE, Sj/A;es, = Lcucisciis alkootee. Bleaker, Jerdon. 

 Appears to be a young fish, and is one which I am unable to 



recognize. 



55. Nemacheilus MOREH = Cobitis moreli, Sykes, Bleeker, Jerdon, 

 D. 12, A. 7. 



I have not as yeb obtained a Loach from the Deccan that cor- 

 responds to this description. 



The following sixteen species* I consider were unknown when 

 Sykes described them: — OpMocephalus leucopunctatus, *RitaJcu- 

 turnee, H. gogra, Pseudeutropius goongwaree, *P. taakree, ^Semipi- 

 melodus itchJceea, ^ Qlyptosternum lonaJi, Laheo potail, L. hoggut, 

 L. nuJcta, Cirrhina Jcawrus, O. fulimgee, JKola sandhhol, ^Sarhus 

 kolus, Molitee Tigo7'sii, *R. Ogilhii. 



Irrespective of the foregoing is the question whether tlie Silun- 

 dia I have described as new may not be Sykes's species ; I have 

 therefore named it after him. 



Before concluding this paper, I wish to draw the especial at- 

 tention of pisciculturists in this country to one of the species I 

 have mentioned — Barbus tor, or the Mahseer of India. This fish 

 is well known not only for the sport it affords the angler, but also 

 for the excellence of the flavour of its flesh. It attains to a size 

 equalling, or even surpassing, that of the Salmon, but, imlike the 

 latter fish, never enters salt water. It deposits its ova, which are 

 small, as far as it can force its way up hill-streams, and conse- 

 quently would not run the risks to which Salmon are exposed 

 when entering fresh water or returning to the sea. 



The Mahseer is a Barbel as easy to convey from place to place 

 as the Chinese Gold Carp ; but it can only be ascertained by 

 actual experiment whether it will thrive in this country. It is 

 found in most of the large rivers of India and Sind, attaining its 

 greatest size when living in tliose which have alpine sources. 



I may mention that in an ichthyological point of view the Indian 

 rivers may be divided into those of the plains as distinguished 

 from such as have their origin in the hills. The hill-rivers con- 

 sist (1) of those which have alpine sources, and (2) those which 

 do not possess them. The Mahseer evidently thrives best in those 



* The six with an asterisk before them are those which are recognized in the 

 B.M. Catalogue as unnamed previous to Sykes's paper. 



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