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C. Without barbels (Barilius) . 

 12. Bakilius Bakeri, PI. I, Fig. 2. 



Barilius Bakeri, Day, Proc. Zool. Soc., 1865, p. 305, and Pish, Malabar, p. 218, 

 pi. 18. 



Pteropsarion Bakeri, Guntlier, Catal. vii, p. 284. 



B. III. D. A, P. 15, V. 9, A. 2 — C. 17, L. 1. 38, L. tr. 9/4. 



10 14 ' ' 



Length of head 1/4, of caudal 2/9, height of body 2/7, of dorsal 1/6 of 

 the total length. — Lyes : diameter about 1/4 of length of head, 1 diameter 

 from end of snout, 1\ diameters apart. Mouth compressed, lower jaw the 

 longer, the posterior extremity of the maxilla extends to nearly below the 

 centre of the orbit. Some pores exist along the margin of the lower lip, on 

 the snout, and on the anterior edge of the preorbital. No barbels. — Teeth : 

 pharyngeal, curved and pointed, 5, 4, 2/2, 4, 5. — Fins : dorsal commences 

 nearly midway between the end of the snout and the base of the caudal, 

 extending to above the fourth anal ray ; caudal forked, lower lobe very 

 slightly longer. — Lateral line : 2 rows of scales between it and base of the 

 ventral fin. — Colours : greyish becoming white on the abdomen. A row of 

 large bluish spots along the side. Dorsal, anal, and pectoral fins margined 

 with white, and having dark grey bases. Caudal, grey in the centre. 



Sab. — Hill ranges of Travancore, whence I received several specimens 

 collected by the Rev. H. Baker. It attains six inches in length. 



13. Bakilius Canadensis. 



Opsarius Ccma/rensis, Jerdon, M. J. L. and S., 1849, p. 329. 

 Barilius Canadensis, Day, Proc. Zool. Soc, 1870, p. 374. 



B. III. D. 2/10, P. 15, V. 9, A. 1, C. 21, L. 1. 38, L. tr. 9/4. 



Length of head 2/9, of caudal 2/9, height of body 1/4 of the total 

 length. — Byes : diameter 1/4 of length of head, more than 1 diameter from 

 end of snout. This species is very similar to the B. gatensis, C. and V., differ- 

 ing however in a few points : less rays in the dorsal fin, the lower caudal 

 lobe decidedly the longer ; the dorsal fin commences midway between the 

 snout and the base of the caudal ; the lower jaw the wider, the maxillary 

 extends to below the anterior margin of the orbit. No barbels. — Lateral 

 line : 1\ rows between it and the base of the ventral fin. — Colours : greenish 

 above, golden on the sides, a double row of large green spots along the body 

 as far as to above the base of the anal fin where they become confluent. 

 Fins grey, with broad white margins. 



Ilab. — Canara on the Western coast ; attaining G inches in length. 

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