6 F. Day — Monograph of Indian Cyprinidce. [Xo. 1, 



Length of head, of caudal and of height of hody each 2/9, of the dorsal 

 fin 2/13 of the total length. — Eyes : diameter 2/7 of length of head, 

 1 diameter from end of snout. Maxillary barbels as long as the eye, the 

 rostral slightly longer. The maxilla reaches to below the anterior margin of 

 the orbit ; third suborbital bone as wide as the uncovered portion of the 

 cheek below it. Humeral process extends to rather behind the origin of the 

 pectoral fin. — Teeth : pharyngeal, 5, 4/4, 5, crooked. — Fins : dorsal commences 

 midway between the posterior margin of the orbit and the base of the 

 caudal fin, its last ray is over the first of the anal. The four outer pectoral 

 rays strong. Caudal deeply forked. — Gill rakers absent. — Lateral line : 

 goes to the centre of the base of the caudal fin. — Colours : back olive, rest 

 of the body pinkish silvery ; about twelve incomplete bars go from the back 

 downwards towards the lateral line. The lower two-thirds of the vertical 

 fins stained. 



Sab. — Bengal, Bihar, ~N. W. Provinces and Asam. The species is 

 said to attain 5 inches in length. 



7. Babilius (Pachystomus) bendelisis. 

 Cyprinus bendelisis, Buchanan, Journ. Mysore, iii, p. 315, pi. 32, and Fishes of 

 Ganges, pp. 270, 385 ; *McClelland, Ind. Cyp., pp. 297, 418. 

 Gobio bendilisis, *Cuv. and Val., xvi, p. 316. 

 Bariliios bendelisis, Gunther, Catal., vii, p. 288. 



B. III. D. 2/7, P. 13, V. 9, A. 3/8, C. 19, L. 1. 43, L. tr. 8/4. 



Length of head 1/5, of caudal 1/5, height of body 2/9, of dorsal fin 

 1/6 of the total length. — Eyes : diameter 2/7 of length of head, 1 diameter 

 from end of snout and apart. No pores on snout ; the posterior extremity 

 of the maxilla reaches to below the anterior third of the orbit. The third 

 suborbital bone more than twice as high as the uncovered portion of the 

 cheek below it. Four short barbels. Humeral process styliform and scarce- 

 ly elongated. — Fins : dorsal much higher than its base is long, commen- 

 cing slightly nearer the snout than the posterior extremity of the caudal, 

 and not extending to over the anal ; caudal forked, lobes rather pointed. — 

 Lateral line : with 2f- rows between it and the ventral fin. — Colours : silvery, 

 with greenish vertical bars, descending towards the lateral line ; dorsal fin 

 stained greyish in its centre, externally white ; caudal likewise stained grey. 

 Some of the scales have occasionally a black spot at their bases. Humeral 

 process silvery. 



Sab. — Mysore and Southern India, attaining 4f inches in length. 



8. Babtbius (Pachystomus) cocsa. 



Cyprinus cocsa, Ham, Bucli., Pish. Ganges, pp. 272, 385, pi. 3, fig. 77. 



„ chedra, Ham. Buch,, 1. c. pp. 273, 385 ; Gray and Hardw., 111. Ind. 



Zool., (from H. B. MS.) ; McClell., Ind. Cyp. pp. 293, 409 ; *Cuv. and 



Val., xvi, p. 421. 

 „ tila, Ham. Buch., 1. c. pp. 274, 385 ; *Cuv. and Val., xvi, p. 422. 



