120 F. Day — Monograph of Indian Cyprinidce. [No. 2, 



Fins. — Dorsal commences somewhat in advance of the ventrals, 

 its upper edge being concave. Caudal deeply forked. 



Lateral line : — 5 rows of scales between it and the base of the 

 ventral fin. 



Colours. — Greyish, lightest beneath, scales edged with a darker 

 shade. A dull diffused dark spot on either side of the tail. Fins 

 dusky. 



Habitat. — Rivers of south Malabar, Ceylon and perhaps Bombay. 



It grows to about 13 inches in length. 



The Ldbeo Rouxii comes from Bombay ; it is said to have 46 scales 

 only along the lateral line and to resemble L. gonitis (= L. curehius), 

 but the dorsal profile to be more elevated, the mouth more pointed 

 and the caudal more forked, 



9. Labeo eohita, PL IX, f. 4 a. b. 



Cyprinus rohita, Ham. Buch., Fish. Ganges, pp. SOI, 388, pi. 36, 

 f. 85 ; McClelland, Ind. Cyp. pp. 266, 321, pi. 41, f. 2. 



Rohita Buchanani, Cuv. and Val., XVI. p. 251 ; Bleeker, Yerh. 

 Bat. Gen. XXV, 1853, Hind. andBeng. p. 133. 



Labeo fimbriatus, Cuv. and Val. XVI, p. 353. 



Rohita Bengaliensis, and Valenciennesi, Bleeker. 



Labeo Reynauldi, C. and V. XVI, p. 351. 



Labeo Lussumieri, C. V. XVI, p. 350. 



Labeo rohita, Giinther, Catal. VII, p. 55. 



Ruhu, Ooriah; Ruee, Beng. ; JYga-myii-chin, and Nga-myit-taan-nee 

 Burmese. 



B. III. D. £-, P. 17, V. 9, A. 2/5, C. 19, L. 1. 41, L. tr.-f . 



Length of head 1/5, of caudal 1/5, height of body 2/7, of dor- 

 sal fin 1/7 of the total length. 



Eyes: — diameter 2/9 of length of head; If diameters from end 

 of snout ; 3 diameters apart. 



Profile of back more convex than that of the abdomen. Body 

 moderately compressed. Mouth of moderate width, anterior. 

 Snout obtuse, depressed, jiot swollen, but slightly projecting be- 

 yond the lower jaw : no lateral lobe : lips rather thick, fringed, and 

 with a distinct inner fold above and below. Maxillary barbels thin 

 and short : the rostral arc said to be sometimes present. 



Teeth, pharyngeal, plough shaped, 5, 4, 3-3, 4, 5. 



