1871.] F.Day — Monograph of Indian Cyprinid®. 363 



ventral and anal fins, the latt&r of which has many rays. Scales small. 

 Lateral line passing nearly to the centre of the base of the caudal fin. 

 Gill rakers short. 



Geographical distribution. Continent of India, north of the Kistna 

 river, also in Burma. 



Synopsis of species. 



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1. Rohtee cotio, D. . A , L. 1.71, L. tr. 17/21. India including 



8 ' '26—29 ' . ' 



the Punjab. 



2. „ Alfrediana, D.^, A. ^g,L. L 4,2-60. L. tr. yj^y. 



Throughout Burma, Assam, Bengal and extending to the 

 Tamboodra and Kistna rivers. 



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3. „ Vigorsii,D. 3/8, A. — — — -, L. 1. 75, L. tr. —^-,Deccan and through- 



out Kistna river. 



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4. „ microlepis, D. —5 — , A. — -,L.l. 71 — 73. Godavery and Burma- 



5. „ OgilbU,D. 3/8 A. , L. 1. 55, L tr. 13/11. Central India. 



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1. Rohtee cotio, pi. xxiii, f. 7. 



Gyprinus cotio, Ham. Buch., Fish. Ganges, pp. 339, 393, pi. 39, f. 93 j *Cuv. 

 and Val., xvii, p. 76. 



Abramis cotis, McClell., Ind. Cyp. pp. 288, 388. 

 Osteobrama cotis, # Heckel, in Russ. Reis. i, p. 1033. 

 „ cotio, Gunther, Catal. vii, p. 323. 



Koti, Beng. ; Goordah, Hind. (N. W. P.); Puttoo, Punj. 



B. III. D. 3 -=i,P. 13, Y. 10, A. ^-^, C. 19, L. 1. 71, 



L. tr. 15-17/21. 



Length of head 1/6, of caudal 1/5, height of body about 1/3 of 

 the total length. 



Eyes. Diameter nearly 1/3 of the length of head, nearly 1 dia- 

 meter from end of snout. Profile over the nape concave. Jaws, 

 even in front when the mouth is closed. 



Pins. Osseous dorsal ray weak and serrated ; lower caudal lobe 

 the longer. 



