1871.] F. Day — Monograph of Indian Gyprinida. 327 



caudal, which latter is rather deeply forked. 



Lateral line — incomplete, only extending along 3 or 4 scales, 

 from it to the base of the ventral are 3 rows. 



Colours. Eeddish brown, with a black band passing from the 

 back to opposite the middle of the pectoral fin : a second from the 

 back to the posterior end of the base of the anal : two other 

 lighter bands pass downwards, one from the anterior, the other 

 from the posterior extremity of the dorsal. A dark band down 

 the centre of the dorsal, another at the base of the caudal. 



Hah. Orissa and through Bengal and Ceylon, attaining 3 inches 

 in length. 



49. Bakbtjs (Puntius) nigrofasciattjs. 



Barbus nigrofasciatus, Guutker, Catal. vii, p. 155. 



B. III. D. 3/8, P. 15, V. 9, A. 2/5, C. 19, L. 1. 20. 



Length of head 1/5, of caudal 1/4, height of body 1/4 of the 

 total length. 



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

 the end of snout and apart. 



Body oval, strongly compressed : interorbital space convex. 



Mouth small, upper jaw the longest. Barbels absent. 



Fins. Dorsal lower than the body, it commences opposite the 

 ventrals, its osseous ray is of moderate strength and finely serrated. 

 Caudal deeply forked. 



Lateral line — complete, 3 rows of scales between it and the 

 base of the ventrals. 



Colours. Eeddish, (this however may be a post mortem appear- 

 ance, as seen in B. filamentosus) , with a black band passing from eye 

 to eye ; body with three vertical black bands, the first across the 

 middle of the trunk, the second between the anterior portion of the 

 dorsal to behind the base of the ventral, and the third on the free 

 portion of the tail. Dorsal, anterior portion of ventral and anal 

 black. 



Sah. Southern Ceylon attaining 2 J inches in length. 



Its form much resembles that of B. ticto, which has not been 

 recorded from Ceylon. It, however, entirely differs from it in 

 colouration and in having a complete lateral line. 



