324 F. Day — Monograph of Indian Gyprinidce. [No. 3, 



Fins. Osseous dorsal ray moderately strong and serrated, as 

 long as head without the snout : the fin commences midway between 

 the anterior extremity of the orbit and the base of the caudal, 

 which latter is forked in its last half. 



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

 base of the ventral fin. 



Colours. A round black spot on the lateral line above the 

 posterior portion of the anal fin. 



Hob. Lower Bengal, Behar and N. W. Provinces, attaining 5 

 inches in length. 



45. Barb us (Puntius) gelitjs. 

 Cyprinus geMus, Ham. Buch., Fish. Gang. pp. 320, 390 j *Cuv. and Yal. xvi, 

 p. 397. 



„ ccmius, Ham. Buch., 1. c. ; *Cuv. and Val. xvii, p. 397. 

 Systomus gelius, McClell., Ind. Cyp. pp. 286, 386, pi. 44, f. 4, (from Ham. 

 Buch. Mss.) 



„ canius, McClell., 1. c. pp. 287, 387, pi. 44, f. 6, (from H. B.'s Mss.) 

 „ gelius, Bleeker, Verb. Bat. Gen. Ned. Ind. xxv, 1853, Bengal, p 129. 



Barbus gelius, Giinther, Catal. vii, p. 154 Day, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1869, p. 374. 



Outturpoh, Ooriah ; Geli pungti, Beng. 



B. III. D. 3/8, P. 15, V. 9, A. 3/5, C. 19, L. 1. 25, L. tr. 9. 



Length of head 2/9, of caudal 1/4, height of dorsal 2/9, of 

 body 1/3 of the total length. 



Eyes. Diameter 2/5 of length of head, 2/3 of a diameter from 

 end of snout, 1 diameter apart. 



Dorsal profile rather elevated. Barbels absent. 



Pins. Dorsal arises slightly in advance of the ventrals, its osseous 

 ray is strong and rather coarsely serrated : caudal deeply forked. 



Lateral line — incomplete, ceasing after 5 or 6 scales. 



Colours. Reddish brown, with a black band over the tail a little 

 anterior to the base of the caudal fin, and another less distinct over 

 the base of that fin. The peritoneum being black appears like a 

 dark band. A black spot passes across the base of the anterior 

 half of the dorsal, extending one-third the distance up the rays. A 

 black band over the base of the anal, highest in front. Occiput 

 also black. 



Hab. Orissa and Bengal, attaining 2 inches in length. 



