330 F. Day — Monograph of Indian Ci/pr in idee. [No. 3, 



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

 of the caudal. 



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

 the base of the ventral fin. 



Colours. Silvery, with a scarlet lateral band at some seasons, 

 and a dark mark across the base of the middle dorsal rays, this 

 last being occasionally absent. A round black blotch, more or 

 less distinct at the root of the caudal fin. 



Sab. Throughout India and Burma. As food it is bitter. 



In January 1868 I found 1850 developed ova in one female 

 fish at Madras. 



54. Barbus (Puntius) chrysopterus. 



Bystomus chrysopterus, McClell., Ind. Cyp. pp. 285, 383. 

 Barbus chrysopterus, Gvinther, Catal. vii, p. 152. 



JPottiah, Punj. 



B. III. D. 3/8, P. 17, V. 9, A. 2/5, C. 19, L. 1. 23, L. tr. 5/5. 



Length of head and caudal fin each nearly 2/9, height of body 

 1/3 of the total length. 



Eyes. Diameter 1/3 of length of the head, 3/4 of a diameter 

 from end of snout. 



Upper profile slightly concave over the nape, rising considerably 

 to the base of the dorsal fin, and much more convex than that of 

 the abdomen. Body compressed. 



Mouth narrow, horse-shoe shaped, the upper jaw very slightly 

 the longest, when the mouth is closed. 



Fins. Dorsal arises slightly in advance of the ventral, and 

 midway between the end of the snout and the base of the caudal, 

 its smooth osseous ray is not strong and as long as the head 

 without the snout ; upper margin of the dorsal fin slightly concave, 

 its height is only slightly above one-half of that of the body. The 

 pectoral extends to the ventral, and the latter to the anal. Lower 

 caudal lobe slightly the longest. 



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

 the base of the ventral. 



Colours. Dirty silvery, darkest along the back, and each scale 

 having a dark base formed by fine black dots. Dorsal, ventral, 



