308 F. Daj'- — Monograph of Indian Cyprinida. [No. 3, 



Mouth without enlarged lips ; upper jaw somewhat the longest. 

 Summit of head flat. Barbels long, the rostral pair reaching to 

 below the centre of the orbit, and the maxillary pair to beneath its 

 posterior margin. 



Fins. Dorsal osseous ray strong, smooth, and as long as the 

 head without the snout, it commences midway between the end of 

 the snout and the base of the caudal fin. 



Lateral line, — complete, 2£ rows of scales between it and the 

 base of the ventral fins. 



Colours. Uniform silvery. 



Hal. Akyab and MoulmeiD. 



I have named this species after General Strachey, C. B., F. E. S., 

 from whom I have received every assistance in prosecuting my 

 enquiries into the fish and fisheries of India. 



c. No osseous dorsal ray. 



24. Bakbtjs {Barbodes) pulchelltjs. 

 Day, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1870, p. 372. 



B. III. D. 4/9, P. 17, Y. 10, A. 3/6, C. 19, L. 1. 30, L. tr. 6/5&. 



Length of head 2/9, of caudal 1/5, height of body 2/7, of dorsal 

 fin 2/9 of the total length. 



Eyes. Diameter 2/7 of length of head, 1£ diameters from the 

 end of the snout. 



There is a very gradual rise from the snout to the base of the 

 dorsal fin. Interorbital space nearly flat. Mouth of moderate 

 width. The anterior two-thirds of the pre-orbital covered with 

 large mucous pores. Four fine barbels, the maxillary pair being 

 the longest, equalling one-third of the length of the head. 



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



Fins. Dorsal arises slightly anterior to the ventral and rather 

 nearer to the snout than the base of the caudal fin, its upper bor- 

 der is concave, it is two-thirds the height of the body, having its 

 last undivided ray weak, smooth, and articulated. Anal of moder- 

 ate size. Caudal deeply forked. 



Scales. Four rows between the lateral line and the base of the 

 ventral. 



Lateral line — nearly straight. 



