1871.] F.Day — Monograph of Indian Cyprinida. 113 



17. Labeo bicolor, D. 2/10, A. 2/5, L. 1. 43, L. tr. 8i/7£. One 

 pair of barbels, colours uniform. N. W. Pro~ 

 vinces. 

 *18. ,, kawrus, D. 12. Barbels absent. Deccan. 



19. „ ariza, D. 3/9, L. 1. 38— 40, L. tr. 7 J/7. One pair of 



maxillary barbels, orange colour. Continent of 

 India. 



20. „ hoga, D. 3/9, L. 1. 40—42, L. tr. 7 -^. One pair of 



maxillary barbels. Silvery. India and Burma. 

 *21. „ mullya, D. 11. Deccan. 



1. Labeo nandina. 



Cyprinus nandina, Ham. Buch., Fish. Ganges, pp. 300, 388, 

 pi. 8, f. 84. 



Cirrhinus nandina et macronotus, McClell., Ind. Oyp. pp. 265, 

 269, 318, 319, pi. 41, f. 1. 



Eohita nandina, Cuv. and Yal., XVI, p. 244, pi. 473. 



Labeo nandina, Griinther, Catal. VII, p. 51. 

 ',, macronotus, Griinther, loc. cit. VII, p. 52. 



JVandin, Beng. 



B. III. D. ^, P. 15, V. 9, A. 2/5, O. 19, L. 1. 41-44, L. tr. 

 7£/8. 



Length of head 2/9, of caudal 1/6, height of body 1/4 of 

 the total length. 



Eyes. — Diameter 1/5 of length of head, lj diameters from end 

 of snout. 



Snout obtuse, slightly projecting beyond the jaws, no lateral 

 lobe : a few fine pores on snout. Lips thick and fringed, with a 

 distinct inner fold above and below. Four short barbels. 



Fins. — This species forms with D. 26 Labeo nandina, and with 

 D. 24 Labeo macronotus, which, however, I believe, Hamilton 

 Buchanan was quite correct in considering as mere varieties. 

 Dorsal fin low, caudal forked. 



Lateral line. — From 4 J to 5 rows of scales between it and the base 

 of the ventral fin. 



Colours. — Dark greenish above having a coppery gloss, and whi- 

 tish below. 



Habitat. — Bengal and Assam ; it attains three feet in length. 



