1871.] F. Day — Monograph of Indian Cyprinida. 305 



Eyes. Diameter 2/7 of length of head, 1 diameter from end o f 

 snout and apart. 



Barbels four, the rostral nearly reach the orbit, the maxillary 

 are shorter. 



Fins. Last undivided dorsal ray weak, osseous, and smooth, 

 the fin commences midway between the snout and the base of the 

 caudal which last is forked in its posterior-two thirds. 



Lateral line, — 3 rows between it and the base of the ventral. 



Colours. A black spot at the base of the caudal fin, none now 

 apparent at the base of the dorsal. 



Hab. Ceylon, the specimens in Calcutta are only 1 T \ inches in 

 length. 



19. Bakbus (Barbodes) Neilli. 



Bwrbus Neilli, Day, Proc. Zool., Soc. 1868. p. 581. 



B. III. D. 4/9, P. 15, Y. 10, A. 3/5, L. 1. 24-26, L. tr. 4J/4. 



Length of head 2/9, of caudal 1/5, height of body 1/3 of the 

 total length. 



Eyes. Eather high up. Diameter from 2/9 to 1/5 of the length 

 of head, 1£ diameters apart and from end of snout. 



Head somewhat conical at the snout. Cleft of mouth extending 

 more than half way to beneath the anterior margin of the orbit. 

 Upper jaw slightly the longest. Eostral barbels extend to below 

 the anterior margin of the eye : the maxillary equal 1^ diameters 

 of the orbit in length. 



Teeth, pharyngeal, short, curved, 5, 3, 2/2, 3, 5. 



Fins. Dorsal osseous ray weak, entire, with its extremity 

 articulated, the upper margin of the fin concave. Anal laid flat 

 reaches the base of the caudal, the latter fin lunate. 



Lateral line— complete, 4| rows of scales between it and the 

 base of the ventral. 



Colours. Silvery above the lateral line, with a dash of yellow 

 below it. Fins with a bluish tinge. Eyes golden. 



Eab. Kurnool on the Tamboodra river. This splendid carp, one 

 of the Mahseers of India, is said to attain 50 or 60 lb weight. One 

 of 38 3b was personally examined. 



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