318 F.Day — Monograph of Indian Cyprinidae. [No. 3, 



Lateral line — complete, slightly concave to opposite the end of 

 the dorsal fin, whence it is straight. 2J rows of scales between it 

 and the base of the ventral. 



Colours. Silvery white, with a deep black oval mark on the 

 lateral line from about the 14th to the 18th scale. Caudal red 

 tipped with black. 



Hal. From Canara down the Western coast and along the base 

 of the Neilgherries, also in Ceylon. It grows to 6 inches in length. 



Dr. GKinther described specimens of B. lepidus from Ceylon as 

 JBarbus filamentosus, which though very similar I hold to be distinct 

 species. He remarks that the barbels of B '. filamentosus have been 

 overlooked by previous observers, but the reason is that the latter 

 species is destitute of them. 



c. No osseous dorsal ray. 

 37. Bahbus (Capoeta) koltjs. 

 Barbus kolus, Sykes, Trans. Zool. Soc. ii, p. 357, pi. 62, f. 1 ; Giintlier, 

 Catal. vii, p. 136. 



Hypselobarbus, (GonojproMojpterus) Jcolus, # Bleeker, Prod. Cyp. p. 275, (name 

 only). 



Barbus Guentheri, Day, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1868, p. 582. 



Nilusu, Telugu. 



B. III. D. -|i, P. 15, V. 9, A. 3/5, C. 19, L. 1. 40—42. L. tr. 10/8. 



Length of head slightly above 1/5, of caudal 2/7, of height of 

 body 1/4, of dorsal fin 1/4 of the total length. 



Eyes. Upper margin near the profile, diameter 1/3 of length of 

 head, 1 diameter from end of snout and apart. 



Body compressed, a considerable rise in the profile from the oc- 

 ciput to the dorsal fin. Upper jaw slightly the longest, the pos- 

 terior extremity of the maxilla extends to below the anterior mar- 

 gin of the orbit. The pair of maxillary barbels extends rather 

 beyond the middle of the eye. 



Teeth, pharyngeal, — pointed, uncinate, 5, 3, 2/2, 3, 5. 



Fins. No osseous dorsal ray, the fin commences slightly in ad- 

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

 and the base of the caudal fin, which last is deeply lobed. 



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

 base of the ventral fin. 





