314 F.Day — Monograph of Indian Cyprinidce. [No. 3, 



four first branched dorsal rays, and a row of black spots along its 

 centre. 



Hab. From Malabar throughout India and Burma. It attains 

 to about 5 inches in length. Is bitter as food, but is used in places 

 during the breeding season for obtaining oil from. 



32. Barbus (Capoeta) amphibitjs. 



Barbus (Capoeta) amphibia, Cuv. and Val. xvi, p. 282, pi. 478. 

 Systomus amphibius, Jerdon, M. J. L. and S. 1849, p. 315. 



„ Carnations, Jerdon 1. c. p. 315. 

 Barbus amphibius, Gunther,Catal. vii, p. 144; Day, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1870. p. 373. 



B. III. D. ~, P. 15, V. 9, A. 2/5, C. 19, L. 1. 23, L. tr. 4£/4. 



Length of head 3/14, of caudal 3/14, height of body 3/11 of 

 the total length. 



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

 snout. 



Mouth narrow, snout somewhat pointed, the upper jaw slightly 

 the longest. Barbels small. 



Fins. Dorsal fin 2/3 as high as body, with its osseous ray feeble, 

 smooth, and half as long as the head, it arises somewhat in 

 advance of the ventrals, and midway between the end of snout, 

 and base of the caudal. 



Lateral line — complete, there are two rows of scales between it 

 and the base of the ventral fin. 



Colours. Silvery, with a black spot on either side of the tail 

 anterior to the caudal fin, this becomes indistinct after specimens 

 have been long macerated, but is very apparent in fresh ones 

 from the Western coast : it is not well marked and often absent 

 in those taken in Bombay. 



Hab. Bombay and the Western coast of India attaining about 

 6 inches in length. 



