332 F. Day — Monograph of Indian Cypriniclce. [No. 3, 



Fins. Osseous dorsal ray smooth and feeble, whilst the divided 

 ones are all more or less elongated in the adult. 



Lateral line — complete, 2 rows of scales between it and the base 

 of the ventral. 



Colours. Silvery, each scale having a metallic green edging, 

 whilst a more or less distinct black blotch exists on the lateral line 

 before the base of the caudal fin. A very curious change occurs 

 in this fish immediately after death, the whole of its body becoming 

 scarlet. Caudal red, tipped with black. 



Hah. Western coast and Southern India, attaining 6 inches in 

 length. 



Dr. Giinther remarked " Valenciennes and other naturalists 

 have overlooked the barbels in this species," but I consider the 

 Ceylon fish from which he drew up his description as belonging to 

 B. lepidus, for B . Jilamentosus is destitute of barbels. 



57. Barbus (Puntius) terio. 



Cyprinus terio, Ham. Buch., Fish. Gang. pp. 313, 389 j *Cuv. and Val. 

 xvi, p. 398. 



Systomus giblosus, *McClell., Ind. Cyp. pp. 286, 385, pi. 44, f. 7, (from Ham. 

 Buch. MSS.) 



Barbus terio, *Giinther, Catal. vii, p. 153; Day, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1869, 

 p. 376. 



Kakachia-kerundi, Ooriah ; Teri pungti, Beng. 



B. III. D. 3/8, P. 15, Y. 9, A. 3/5, C. 19, L. 1. 21, L. tr. 5/5. 



Length of head 1/4, of caudal 1/4, height of body 1/3, of dorsal 

 1/4 of the total length. 



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

 snout, 1J diameters apart. 



Body compressed, dorsal profile more convex than the abdominal 

 one, there being a considerable rise from the snout to the base of 

 the dorsal fin. Upper jaw slightly the longest. No barbels. 



Fins. Osseous dorsal ray moderately strong and entire ; it arises 

 slightly in advance of the ventrals, and midway between the end 

 of snout and base of the caudal. 



Lateral line — incomplete, ceasing after 3 or 4 scales. 



Colours. Silvery, greenish along the back, and each scale 

 having a number of fine black spots most numerous at the anterior 



