On the fresh-water Fishes of India. 563 



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1 Oreinus, like the Nepoora of Assam. 

 "3 Gonorhynchi. 

 " 1 Silurus, Kuggar, from the still deep pools that occur 



here and there under cliffs. 

 " 1 Macrognathus. 



From Gurmab. 



" 1 The Mahasir, Barbus megalepis. 



" 1 Barbus, closely allied to the Mahasir. 



" 2 Gonorhynchi. 



" I Systomus bimaculatus. 



f ' 1 Systomus Canius. 



" At Quettah, which is fairly within Affghanistan, and 



the waters of which no longer run into the Indus, but 



are either lost in details, or make their way to the 



tributaries of the Helmund, I obtained 



1 Barbus, a beautiful silvery small fish, with a bright 



longitudinal red streak. 

 " 2 Other Cyprinidse. 

 " 1 Gonorhynchus. 

 "1 Loach. 

 Ci Of these the Gonorhynchus is the most common ; it is 



found all over Affghanistan. 

 " From the Arghandab, a rapid and considerable sized 



tributary of the Helmund, which runs within two or 



three miles of Candahar, I obtained 

 " 1 Barbus, of the characteristic Affghanistan form ; viz. 



elongated body, very small closely set scales. 

 u 1 Loach of largish size, with a flat head, colour reddish, 



with conspicuous brownish mottlings. 

 "1 Silurus. 

 " From the Turnuk I only obtained one Barbus, the same 



as the Candahar one ; numbers were taken by baiting 



with a Cicada, which occurred in profusion on short 



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