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



Snout thick much projecting beyond the jaws. Rostral barbels 

 short, maxillary ones minute. 



Eyes. — Of moderate size, situated somewhat before the middle 

 of the length of the head. 



Tins. — Dorsal commences in advance of the ventrals, and nearer 

 the end of the snout than the root of the caudal, which latter fin 

 is deeply forked. 



Lateral line : — 3| rows of scales between it and the base of the 

 ventral fin. 



Colours : — uniform. 



Habitat. — Cashmere. It does not appear to grow to a large size. 



12. ClRRHINA BATA. 



Cyprinus lata, Ham. Buch., Fish. Gang., pp. 283, 38G ; *Cuv. 

 and Yal., XVI, p. 427. 



Cyprinus acra and cura, Ham. Buch., 1. c. pp. 284, 386 ; *Cuv. 

 and Yal. XYI, p. 428. 



Gobio lissorhynchus, McClell., Ind. Cyp., pp. 277, 355, pi. 55, f. 5. 



Grossochilus rostratus, Giinther, Catal., VII, p. 72. 



Crossocheilus lata, Day, Proc. Zool. Soc, 1869, p. 371. 



Dunguda-porah, Ooriah ; Dommarci-batta, Beng. 



B. III. D. ~p, P. 19, V. 9, A. 2/5, C. 19, L. 1. 36—38, 



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

 dorsal fin 2/9 of the total length. 



Eyes. — Diameter 1/4 of length of head ; 1 diameter from end of 

 snout ; nearly 2 diameters apart. 



Snout considerably in advance of the jaws in the young, but 

 slightly so in the adult, when it is usually covered with pores. 

 Both lips fringed in the young, generally only the lower one in 

 the old. A pair of maxillary barbels. 



Teeth, pharyngeal. — The two outer teeth of the upper row 

 plough-shaped, the rest molarform, 5, 3, 2/2, 3, 5. 



Fins. — Dorsal commences midway between the snout and the 

 posterior extremity of the base of the anal fin. Qaudal deeply 

 forked. 



