338 F. Day — Monograph of Indian Cyprinidce. [No. 4, 



Synopsis of species. 



1. Schizothorax barbatats, D. 4/8, A. 3/5, Cabul. 



2. „ niger t D. 4/8, A. 3/5, Cashmere. 



3. „ intermedins, D. 4/8, A. 3/5, Afghanistan. 



4. „ Ritchianus, D. 3 — 4/8, A. 2/5, Afghanistan. 



5. „ nobilis, D. 3/9, A: 8, Afghanistan and Nepaul. 



6. ,, planifrons, D. 4/7, A. 2/5, Cashmere. 



7. „ Hodgsonii, D. 3/8, A. 2/5, L. 1. 155, Himalayas. 



* 8. „ labiatus, D. 3/8, A. 7, Afghanistan. 



* 9. „ chrysochlorus, D. 3/8, A. 8, Afghanistan. 

 *10. „ gobioides, D. 3/8, A. 6, £amean Twer. 



11. „ curvifrons, D. 11, A. 8, L. 1. 100, Cashmere. 



*12. „ nasus, D. 11, A. 8, Cashmere. 



13. ,. Hugelii, D. 11, A. 8, L. 1. 190, Cashmere. 



*14. „ micro'pogon, D. 11, A. 8, Cashmere. 



*15. „ Edeniana, D. 3/8, A. 8, Afghanistan. 



*16. „ longipinnis, D. 11, A. 8, Cashmere. 



17. „ esocinus, D. 3/8, A. 3/5, Cashmere and Afghanistan, 



*18. „ brevis, D. 2/7, A. 7, Afghanistan. 



Amongst the foregoing 1 8 species, it is very, or rather most, prob- 

 able that several will eventually turn out to be synonyms. 



1. SCHIZOTHOEAX BAEBATUS. 



McClelL, Cal. Journ. Nat. Hist. ii. 1842, p. 580 j Giinther Catal. vii. p. 168. 



B. III. D. 4/8, P. 21, V. 11, A. 3/5, C. 21. 



Length of head 1/6, caudal 1/5, height of body 1/5 of the total 

 length. 



Eyes. Diameter 1/4 of length of head, 1 J diameters from end 

 of snout. 



Interorbital space very slightly convex. Mouth inferior, semi-oval ; 

 cleft nearly horizontal, about equalling that of the gape ; upper 

 jaw slightly the longest; inside of lower jaw said to be covered 

 with a deciduous cartilaginous layer (the specimens in the 

 British Museum which I saw, had their mouths firmly closed). Lower 

 labial fold entire, and having a free margin in its entire extent. 

 Barbels as long as the orbit. 



Fins. Dorsal commences midway between the anterior margin 

 of the orbit and the base of the caudal ; its osseous ray strong, as 



