1871.] F. Day — Monograph of Indian Cyprinidce. 129 



Colours : — silvery. At Mandalay the specimens had a distinct 

 black mark at the posterior end of the lateral line. 



Habitat. — Fresh waters of India and Burma. 



The Chondrostoma Duvaucellii, Ouv. and VaL, maybe identical with 

 the present species. 



21. *Labeo mullya. 



Chondrostoma mullya, Sykes, Trans. Zool. Soc, II, p. 359, pi. 

 62, f. 3. 



mullya, * A 'Giinther, Catal., VII, p. 76. 



B. III. D. 11, P. 16, V. 9, A. 8, C. 19. 



Body subcylindrical, head short, obtuse, snout projecting. 



Fins. — Dorsal situated a little before the centre of the fish, and 

 slightly before the ventral. Caudal lunate. 



Colours. — Some carmine spots about the head, general colour 

 dark olive with a play of faint red and copperas-green some- 

 times on the scales ; the fins have a faint orange tint at their 

 extremities. 



Habitat. — Beema river at Downde, it attains 6 inches in length. 



5. Genus— Osteochilus, Gunther, PI. IX, f. 5. a. b. 



Eohita sp. Cuv. and Vol. 



Abdomen rounded. Mouth of moderate width, directed more or less 

 downwards ; lips thickened, continuous, fringed or crenulated, but the lower 

 is reflected from off the mandible, leaving it uncovered in the form of a sharp 

 and hard, transverse, prominence. No tubercle at symphysis. Snout ob- 

 tusely rounded. Barbels generally four. Pharyngeal teeth generally 

 5, 4, 2/2, 4, 5. Dorsal fin without osseous ray, with a moderate number 

 of branched ones (10 to about 20), commencing in advance of the ventrals. 

 Anal with few rays. Scales of moderate or small size. Lateral line 

 mssing to the centre of the base of the caudal fin. Gill rakers short. 



Geographical distribution. Burma and E. I. Archipelego. 



Synopsis of species, 



1. Osteochilus rostellatus, D. T 3 T , A. f, L. 1. 55, 4 barbels, colours 

 uniform. Burma. 



2. Osteochilus Neilli, D. ~~, A. 2/5, L. 1. 34 ; 4 barbels. A 



