174 F. Day — Monograph of Indian Cyprinidce. [No. 3, 



A SINGLE SPECIES. 

 1. Acanthosis choirorrhynchus. D. 3/9. A. 3/5. Barma, Sfc. 



1. ACANTHOPSIS CHOntORRHTNCHTTS. 



Colitis clioirorrhynchus, Bleeker, Nat. Tyds. Ned. Ind. vii, p. 95. 

 Prostlieacantlvus spectabilis, Blyth, J. A. S. of B. 1860, p. 167. 

 Acantliopsis clioirorrliynchus, Bleeker, Atl. Ich. Cyp. p. 9, t. i. f. 3 ; Giinther, Catal. 

 vii, p. 365 ; Day, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1869, p. 549. 



Nga-tha-lay-doh, Barmese. 



B. III. D. 3/9. P. 11. V. 7. A. 3/5. C. 11. 



- Length of head 2/9, of caudal 1/5, height of hody 1/9 of the total 

 length. Eyes situated in the posterior 2/5 of the head. Fins ; dorsal 

 arises midway between end of snout and base of caudal, which latter is 

 forked. Colours — brownish, with twelve bands across the back, and an equal 

 number of blotches along the lateral hue. Two rows of spots along the 

 dorsal, aud three along the anal fins. 

 Hah. Barma and Sumatra. 



Genus. 5. Cobitis, Artedi. 

 Somileptes, Bleeker. 



Body elongated and compressed, dorsal profile nearly "horizontal. Six 

 barbels on the snout and upper jaw. A small erectile, bifid, suborbital spine. 

 Dorsal fin inserted opposite to the ventral ; caudal truncated or rounded. 



Geographical distribution. — The Indian species of this genus extend 

 from Orissa through Bengal to Barma. 



Synopsis op species. 



1. Colitis gongota, D. 10. A. 8 ; barbels short. Assam. 



2. j, guntea, D. 2/7. A. 2/5 ; barbels long. Orissa, Bengal and Barma. 



1. Cobitis gongota. 



Ham. Buch. Fish. Gang. pp. 351, 394 ; Giinther, vii, p. 363. 



Cobitis cucura, Ham. Bnch. pp. 352, 394 ; McClelland, Ind. Cyp pp. 303, 434, 

 t. 51, f. 2, (from H B.'s MSS.), young; *Cuv. and Val. xviii, p. 70. 



Cobitis oculata, McClelland, Ind. Cyp. pp. 303, 433, t. 51, f. 1, from H. B.'s MSS., 

 adult. 



? Cobitis maya, Sykes, Trans. Zool. Soc. ii, p. 367. 



? Cobitis amnicola, Cuv. and Val. xviii, p. 68. 



Somileptes gongota, *Swainson ; Bleeker. Atl. Ich. Cyp. (no description). 

 B. III. D. 10. V. 7. A. 8. 



Barbels moderately developed, extending about half way to below the 

 eyes which are small, prominent, and somewhat before the middle of the 

 length of the head. Fins. — Origin of dorsal opposite the root of the inner 

 ventral ray ; caudal rounded. Scales minute. Colours. — An undulated 

 band along the side of the body, giving off vertical bars towards the back. 

 Dorsal and caudal fins with transverse rows of blackish dots. 

 Sab. Assam. 



