1871.] F. Day — Monograph of Indian Cyprinidce. 365 



3. RoHTEE VlGORSII. 



Sykes, Trans. Zool. Soc. 1841, p. 36, pi. 63, f. 3 ; Day, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1869, 

 p. 379. 



Osteobrama rapax, Giinther, Catal. vii, p. 323. 



Gollund, Ooriah ; Jihira, Tel. 



B. III. D. 3/8, P. 19, Y. 10, A. — ~, C. 19, L. 1. 75, L. tr. —. 



Length of head 1/5, of pectoral 1/7, of caudal 1/4, height of body 

 1/3, of dorsal fin 1/6 of the total length. 



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

 snout and apart. 



Dorsal profile elevated, a slight concavity from the snout to over 

 the nape. Mouth anterior, the lower jaw being somewhat longer 

 than the upper, whilst posteriorly the cleft of the mouth extends 

 to below the anterior margin of the orbit. Preorbital nearly as 

 high as broad, suborbitals very narrow. 



Teeth, pharyngeal — crooked, 5, 4, 2/2, 4, 5. 



Gill rakers short and rather widely separated. 



Fins. Dorsal commences midway between the base of the ven- 

 tral and anal, its spine strong and deeply denticulated, its osseous 

 portion not so long as the head. Caudal deeply forked. 



Lateral line — most strongly developed in the first few scales. 

 The largest scales are near the lateral line. 



Colours. Greenish superiorly, silvery beneath. The caudal fin 

 slightly stained with grey. 



Bab. Deccan and Kistna river to its termination ; it attains 

 eight inches in length. 



4. ROHTEE MICROLEPIS, 



fLeuciscus Belangeri, Cuv. and Val., xvii, p. 99. 



Sijstomus rnicrolepis, Blyth, J. A. S. of Bengal, 1858, p. 289, and 1860, p. 158. 

 Rohtee Blythii, *Bleeker, Prod. Cyp. p. 281. 



? Smiliogaster Belangeri, *Bleeker, Atl. Ich. Cyp. p. 33} *Gunther, Catal. 

 yii, p. 328. 



Osteobrama microlepis, *Giinther, Catal. vii, p. 325. 



B. III. D. £zf, P. 17, V. 9, A. -I"', 0. 17/L.l. 71-73, L. tr. i|. 

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