1871] F.Day — Monograph of Indian Gyprinidae. 347 



Scales. Rather above the ordinary size in this group. 

 Intestinal canal is 3J lengths of the body. 



Hab. Cabul river at Koti-i-Ashruf, Mydan valley, and Sir-i- 

 Chusmah. 



16. *SCHIZ0TH0RAX LONGIPINNIS. 



Heckel, Fische aus Kasch. p. 27, t. 4; *Cuv. & Val., xvi, p. 216 ; *Giinther 

 Catal. vii, p. 166. 



Lapegliat, Cash. 

 B. III. D. 11, A. 8. 



Height of body equals the length of the head, which is 2/9 of 

 the total length, excluding the caudal fin. 



Eyes. Diameter 1/5 of length of head, rather above 1 diame- 

 ters from end of snout. 



Mouth crescentic, inferior, the cleft rather oblique but not 

 equalling the gape, upper jaw slightly the longest. Margin of lower 

 jaw rather sharp. Lower labial fold interrupted. Barbels shorter 

 than the eye. 



Fins. Dorsal commences a little nearer to the root of the caudal 

 than the end of the snout, its osseous ray is moderately strong, 

 and closely denticulated posteriorly. Anal, when laid flat, reaching 

 the root of the caudal. 



Scales — minute ; anal row not much developed, the largest scales 

 in it being less than half as broad as the orbit. 



Hab. Cashmere, attaining at least ten inches in length. 



17. SCHIZOTHOHAX ESOCIXUS. 



Heckel, Fische aus Kasch. p. 48, t.9 ; McClell., Calc. Journ. Nafc. Hist, ii, 1812, 

 p. 579; *Cuv. and Val., xvi, p. 221 j Guather, Catal. vii, p. 166. 



Cher oo, Cash. 



B. III. D. 3/8, P. 18, V. 11, A. 3/5, C 19. 



Length of head 1/4, height of body 1/4 of total length exclusive 

 of the caudal fin. 



Eyes. Diameter 1/5 of length of head, 1 J diameters from end of 

 snout. 



Cleft of mouth slightly oblique, the upper jaw a little long- 

 er than the lower. Margin of the lower jaw smooth and without 



