1871.] F. Day — Monograph of Indian Cyprinidce. 325 



46. Barbus (Puntius) ticto. 



Cyprinus ticto, Ham. Buch., pp. 314, 389, pi. 8, f. 87; *Cuv. and Val. xvi, 

 p. 393. 



Systomus ticto, McClell., Ind. Cyp. p. 382 ; Bleeker, Verh. Bat. Gen. Ned. 

 Ind. xxv, 1853, p. 128 ; * Jerdon, M. J. L. and S. 1849, p. 318. 



RoMee ticto, Sykes, Trans. Zool. Soc, 1841, p. 365. 



Systomus tripunctatus, Jerdon, M. J. L. and S. 1849, p. 316. 



? Systomus rubrotinctus, Jerdon, 1. c. p. 317. 



Barbus ticto, Gunther, Catal. vif, p. 513. 



Kaoli and Kotree, Hind. 



B. Ill, D. 3/8, P. 15, V. 9, A. 2/5, C. 19, L. 1. 23, L. tr. 5/6. 



Length, of head 1/5, of caudal 1/4, height of body 1/4, of dor- 

 sal fin 1/3 of the total length. 



Eyes. Diameter 1/3 of length of head, 1/2 a diameter from 

 end of snout, 1 diameter apart. 



Body strongly compressed. Upper jaw slightly the longest, the 

 posterior extremity of the maxilla reaching to under the anterior 

 margin of the orbit. 



Teeth, pharyngeal, crooked, pointed, 5, 3, 2/2, 3, 5. 



Fins. Osseous dorsal ray strong and serrated, three quarters as 

 long as the body is high. Caudal deeply forked. 



Lateral line — incomplete, ceasing after 6 or 8 scales. 



Colours. Silvery, sometimes stained with red, a black spot on 

 the side of the tail before the base of the caudal fin and immediate- 

 ly behind the anal : a smaller one (frequently absent) at the com- 

 mencement of the lateral line. Fins often black, sometimes orange. 



Sab. Throughout India, except along the Malabar coast. 

 B. Stoliczkanus takes ics place in Burma. It rarely exceeds 4 inches 

 in length. 



47. Barbus (Puntius) punctatus. 



Puntius punctatus, Day, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1865, p. 302, and Fishes of Malabar, 

 p. 214, pi. vii, f. 1. 



Putter per lee, Mai. 



B. III. D. 3/8, P. 15, Y. 9, A. 2/5, C. 18, L. 1. 23, L. tr. 6/4. 

 Length of head 1/6, of caudal 1/6, height of body 1/3, of 

 dorsal fin 1/5 of the entire length. 



