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bone nearly touches the preoperctilar ridge. Two short rostral barbels. 

 Humeral process short. — Fins : dorsal commences midway between the pos- 

 terior margin of the orbit and the base of the caudal fin. — Lateral line : 

 1^ rows between it and the base of the ventral fin. — Colours : silvery with a 

 light band and indistinct vertical bars. 



Hah, — Bengal and N. W. Provinces, attaining 5 inches in length. 



10. Baexlitts (Bendilisis) barila. 



Cyprinus barila, Ham. Buch., Fist. Gang., pp. 267, 384 ; *Cuv. and Val., xvi, p. 418. 



„ chedrio, Ham. Buch., 1. c. pp. 268, 38 i; *Cuv. and Val., xvi, p. 419. 

 Opsarius anisocheihos, McClell., Ind. Cyp., pp. 298, 422, pi. 48, fig. 8. 

 Barilius morarensis, Gunther, Catal., vii, p. 290. 



„ barila,, Gunther, 1. c. p. 291 ; Day, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1869, p. 378. 



G-illand and Caedra, Beng. Per see, Hind. 



B. III. D. 1 P. 13, V. 9, A. 1 0. 19, L. 1. 43—46, L. tr. 6J/5. 



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

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

 end of snout and apart. The posterior extremity of the maxilla reaches to be- 

 low the anterior third of the orbit. Third suborbital bone wide and nearly 

 touching the preopercular ridge. Rostral barbels, small. — Teeth : pharyngeal, 

 crooked, pointed, 5, 4, 3/3, 4, 5. — Fins : dorsal commences midway between 

 the posterior margin of the orbit and the base of the caudal fin. — Colours : 

 silvery, with fourteen or fifteen vertical blue bands in the middle third of 

 the side of the fish. 



Sab. — Bengal and Orissa, grows to 4 inches in length. 



11. BaeiI/Itjs (Bendilisis) ntgkofasciatus. 



Barilius nigrofasciatus, Day, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1 869, p. 620. 



? Cyprinus chapalio, Ham. Buch , pp. 324, 390, *Cuv. and Val., xvi, p. 416. 



B. III. D. 2/7, P. 15, Y. 7, A. 2/11, C. 19, L. 1. 30, L. tr. 7. 



Length of head 2/11, of caudal nearly 1/3, height of body 2/7 of the 

 total length. — Fyes : diameter nearly 1/2 of length of head, 1/4 of a 

 diameter from end of snout, 1 diameter apart. Lower jaw prominent. 

 No rostral barbels apparent, the maxillary extend to below the middle of the 

 orbit. — Fins : dorsal situated over the first portion of the anal, and midway 

 between the posterior extremity of the orbit and the base of the caudal, 

 which last is lunated. — Lateral line, absent. — Colours : very similar to 

 JB. rerio, H. Br A dark band passes along the side of the body, and a 

 second dotted line below it. Dorsal and anal spotted with black in lines. 

 In some specimens the body is intensely blue. 



Sab. — Pegu and Moulmein. Out of 20 specimens none exceeded 7/10 

 of an inch in length. 



