1871.] F. Day — Monograph of Indian Cyprin idee, 115 



Teeth— pharyngeal, 5, 3, 2-2, 3, 5. 



Fins. — Dorsal fin commences opposite about the 15th scale of the 

 lateral line, its upper margin is concave. Caudal forked. 



Lateral line ; — 6 to 7 rows of scales between it and the base of 

 the ventral fin. 



Colours. — Uniform, nearly black. 



Habitat. — Throughout the coasts of Southern India up to Orissa. 

 Also in the Kistna as high as Kurnool. It attains a foot and a 

 half in length, and is good eating, but bony. 



3. *Labeo nancar. 



Cyprinus nancar, Ham. Buch., Fishes of Ganges, pp. 299, 387. 



*Ouv. and Val. XVI, p. 70. 



Cirrhinus nancar, ^'McClelland, Ind. Cyp. pp. 26G, 325. 



B. III. D. 3/17, P. 18, Y. 9, A. 8, C. 20. 



" The head is small, blunt, and oval # # the nose projects a 

 little beyond the mouth, and is fleshy and bluntish # # with no 

 tubercles nor large pores. # # The mouth is low, extends 

 straight back, and is small. The jaws protrude in opening and 

 are nearly equal in length # # the lips are fleshy, the under one 

 is erect # # the edges of the lips smooth * * with four minute 

 tendrils." 



Eyes. — "high, circular, and of moderate size." 



Fins. — " The dorsal is behind the middle. . . The tail fin con- 

 sists of two sharp lobes." 



Lateral line — " descends with a curve." 



Scales — " large, equal." 



Colours — " above of a dark green, with a golden gloss and below 

 white. The fins are dark coloured, and the eyes reddish." 



Habitat. — " The small rivers of the Gorakhpur district, such as 

 the Gunggi. It does not attain a greater weight than three 

 pounds." 



Whether this fish belongs to the genus Labeo is questionable. 

 McClelland did not obtain it, whilst Hamilton Buchanan left no 

 figure of it ; but as he places it between the Labeo calbasu and 

 Labeo nandina, I have, though with considerable doubt, referred it to 

 this genus. 



