1871.] F. Day— Monograph of Indian Cyprinidat. 299 



11. Babbus (Barlodes) Mysobensis. 



Barbus gracilis, Jerdon, M. J. L. and S. 1819, p. 313, (not Schleg.) 



„ Mysorcnsis, Jerdon, 1, c. 

 Puntius gracilis, Day, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1867, p. 290 ; 1870, p. 290. 

 Barbus conirostris, Gunther, Catal. vii, p. 127. 



Coatee candee, Tamil. 



B. III. D. 4/9. P. 17. V. 9. A. —' °- 19 » L - I 4 ^. L. tr. 7/7. 



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

 dorsal fin 2/7 of the total length. 



Eyes. Diameter 2/7 of length of head, 1 % diameters apart, and 

 from end of snout. 



Dorsal profile more convex than abdominal. 



Snout conically pointed. Cleft of mouth extending scarcely half 

 the distance to below the anterior margin of the orbit ; upper jaw 

 slightly the longest. Rostral barbels extend to below the anterior 

 third of the orbit, the maxillary ones to below its posterior margin. 



Teeth, pharyngeal — crooked, pointed, 4, 3, 2/2, 3, 4. 



Fins. Dorsal commences over the ventrals, its osseous ray is 

 strong, smooth and somewhat compressed, its stiff portion being 

 slightly longer than the head. Caudal deeply forked. 



Lateral line — complete, with a slight downward bend in the 

 first portion of its course ; 3 rows of scales between it and the base 

 of the ventral fin. 



Colours. Cheeks golden, body with a greenish tinge superiorly, 

 becoming white below the lateral line, the base of each scale 

 somewhat the darkest. 



Sab. Rivers around the base of the Neilgherries, and Wynaad 

 range of hills. It attains a large size, some were introduced 

 by me into the Ootacamund lake. 



12. Babbus {Barlodes) Cabnaticus. 



Barbus Carnaticus, Jerdon, M. J. L. S. 1849, p. 311 ; Gunther, Catal. vii, p. 128. 

 Puntius (Barbocles) Carnaticus, Day, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1867, p. 292. 



Poaree candee, Saal candee^ Shellee, Tamil., Giddi-haoli, Hind. 

 Gid-palzJce, Can. 



B. III. D. 4/8, P. 15, V. 9, A. 22 C, 19, L.l. 30—32, L. tr. 5/5. 



