1871.] F.Day — Monograph of Indian Cyprinida. 295 



immature. Occasionally, more especially amongst the young and 

 breeding fish, each scale has a darkish base, which in Burma be- 

 comes almost black, as are also the lateral margins of the caudal 

 fin : whilst some have a dark mark over the shoulder behind the 

 opercles. 



In one female specimen at Trichinopoly I found about 410,745 

 eggs. 



Hab. This fish has a very extensive range, being found through- 

 out India, Burma and Ceylon. In this extensive district, and 

 subject to domestication, variations to a slight extent are percepti- 

 ble, but not I think sufficient to form species, any more than are 

 the varieties of the gold carp. But this is a matter of individual 

 opinion, apparently not shared in by Bleeker or Dr. GKinther. How- 

 ever I have personally examined at the British Museum the 

 following specimens and the foregoing is the conclusion arrived at : 

 The specimen of B. rubripimiis, C. V., received frem Bleeker is 

 identical with the variety termed R. caudimarginatus, Blyth. The 

 B. spilurus, G unth er, from Ceylon has the head a little sharper 

 than other specimens and the barbels a trifle longer.* I possess 

 specimens from Malabar on the Western coast of India, to almost 

 the extreme limits of British Burma, and from the intermediate 

 districts, iu all of which places this fish, which grows to upwards 

 of two feet in length, is highly esteemed as food, and much 

 employed for stocking tanks. 



5. Barbtjs (Barlodes) pinnatjrattts. 



? Barhus Polydori, Cuv. & Val, xvi, p. 170 .•* Giinther, Catal., vii., p. 122. 

 Cyclocheilichthys pinnauratus, Day, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1865, p. 300. 

 Puntius pinnav/ratus, Day, Fish. Malabar, p. 209. pi. 15, f. 2. 

 Bcvrbus pinnauratus* Giinther, Catal, vii, p. 114. 

 „ Rusellii, Giinther, Catal., vii, p. 121. 



B. III. D. 3/8. P. 17. Y. 9. A. 2/6. C. 21. L. 1. 27-29. L. tr. 6/5. 



Length of head above 1/4, of caudal 1/4, height of body 1/3 

 of the total length. 



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

 snout : upwards of 1 diameter apart. 



* Russell described and figured the B. swrana ; his other two species are 

 doubtless identical, the first from a tank near Tartoor, the other from the 

 Ankapilly tank. 



