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one central and two lateral prominences, fitting into eniarginations 

 in the upper jaw. Dorsal fin short (7 branched rays), without 

 osseous ray. Anal short. Pharyngeal teeth in 3 rows. Scales large 

 or of moderate size. Lateral line complete, rather concave. India, 

 Ceylon and Burma. 



19. Aspidoparia, barbels. Mouth small, inferior, lower jaw 

 without lip, having a sharp crescentic edge. Dorsal fin rather 

 short, (7 to 8 branched rays) without osseous ray. Anal of moder- 

 ate length (9 to 10 branched rays). Pharyngeal teeth in three 

 rows. Scales of moderate size. Lateral line complete, rather con- 

 cave. From the Kistna throughout Bombay, Bengal and Burma. 



c. Dorsal Jin commencing in the interspace betweeo the ventral 

 and anal, generally extending to over the latter which is of moderate 

 length or elongated (7 to 33 branched rays). 



20. Bohtee, barbels. Mouth anterior. Dorsal fin rather short, 

 (8 branched rays), with an osseous serrated ray. Anal elongated 

 (13 to 33 branched rays). Pharyngeal teeth in 3 rows. Scales 

 small. Lateral line complete. From Kistna river throughout Bom- 

 bay, Bengal and Burma. 



21. Barilius, 4, 2, or barbels. Mouth anterior or oblique, 

 cleft sometimes deep. Dorsal fin of moderate length (7 to 10 

 branched rays), without osseous ray. Anal rather elongated (7 to 

 14 branched rays). Pharyngeal teeth in three rows. Scales of 

 moderate or small size. Lateral line, complete, incomplete or ab- 

 sent. When present concave. India and Burma. 



22. Danio, 4, 2, or barbels. Mouth narrow, directed obliquely 

 upwards. Dorsal fin moderately elongated (9 to 14 branched 

 rays), without osseous ray. Anal rather elongated (9 to 17 brfnch- 

 ed rays). Pharyngeal teeth in 3 rows. Scales of moderate size. 

 Lateral line complete, concave. India, Burma and Ceylon. 



B. A portion or the whole of the abdominal edge trenchant. 



d. Dorsal fin opposite the anal, which latter is elongated (9 to 21 

 branched rays). 



23. Perilampus, barbels. Mouth directed obliquely upwards. 

 Dorsal fin short or of moderate length (7 to 10 branched rays), 



