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Records of the Indian Museum. [Vol. XXIV, 



Nemachilus kashmirensis, sp. nov. 



1876. Nemachilus rupicola, Day, Pyoc. Zool. Soc. London, p. 79c). 

 1878. Nemachilus rupicola, Day, Sci. Res. 2nd Yarkand Mission- 

 Ichthyol., p. 17. 



To this new species I assign several specimens recently 

 collected in Verinag, Knkarnag and in a small stream flowing from 

 the Kashmir waterworks reservoir to the trout farm at Harwan. 

 The species is characterized by an emarginate caudal fin and by 

 the presence of broad, black bands across the back. Probably 

 these characters led Day to refer some of his Kashmir examples 

 to Nemachilus rupicola (McClell.) ' I have recently visited the 



Text-fig. 



-Nemachilus lhasae, Regan. 



a. Lateral view of adult specimen. 



b. Same of young specimen. 



c. Under surface of head and chest of adult specimen. 



Simla Hills and have obtained some specimens of N. rupicola, 

 which differ from N. kashmirensis in the following points : — 



N. rupicola. 



The venlrals do not reach the anal 

 opening and are separated from the 

 anal fin by a considerable distance. 



The pectorals are longer than the head. 



There are several black bands on the 

 sides of the body. 



There are minute scales covering at 

 least the posterior three-fourths of 

 the body. 



I propose to give a detailed description with figures of this 

 species in my paper on the Indian species of the genus to be pub- 

 lished in this journal at some future date. 



N. kashmirensis. 



The ventrals extend beyond the anal 



opening and almost reach to the base 



of the anal fin. 

 The pectorals are shorter than the head. 

 There are no definite black bands on 



the sides of the body. 

 The body is absolutely devoid of a 



scaly covering. 



1 McClelland, Journ. As. Soc. Bengal VII, p. 948, pi. 55, fig. 3. 



