1S72.] F. Day — Monograph of Indian Cyprinidce. 183 



dorsal commences nearer to the snont than to the base of caudal, which latter 

 is slightly emarginate. Colours ; body crossed by about twenty half bars of 

 a darkish grey ; a dark ocelhis surrounded by a light margin exists upon 

 the upper portion of the base of the caudal fin. Dorsal and caudal barred. 

 Hob. — Assam and Tenasserim Provinces. 



3. Nemacheeltts tjeophthalmus. 

 Giinther, Catal. vii, p. 348. 



B. III. D. 14, P. 13, V. 8, A. 7, C. 19. 



Length of head, of caudal, and height of body 1/5 of the total length. 

 Eyes.; diameter 1/4 of length of head, 1^ diameters from end of snout. 

 Body, compressed. Free portion of tail as deep as long. Pre-orbital termi- 

 nates posteriorly in a slight and obtuse projection below the eye, either 

 moveable, or concealed by the skin. Fins ; origin of dorsal midway between 

 the snout and the base of the caudal, which latter is emarginate with 

 xounded angles. Scales, distinct. lateral line, incomplete. Colours ; from 

 ten to thirteen dark brown cross bands, somewhat lighter in the middle, 

 and separated from one another by narrow yellow streaks of ground colour. 

 Head spotted with brown. A black, white edged, ocellus on the base of the 

 upper caudal lobe. Dorsal and caudal with six transverse series of black 

 dots. 



Sab. — Ceylon. 



4. Nemacheiltjs botia. 



Colitis botia; Ham. Buch., Fish. Ganges, pp 350, 394 ; *Cuv. and Val., xviii, p. 72. 

 „ Ultimo, Ham. Buch., 1. c. pp. 358, 395 ; *Cuv. and Val., xviii, p 35. 

 „ bimucronata, McClell., Ind. Cyp., pp. 304, 435, pi. 51, fig. 4, (from H. B.'s MS.) 

 „ ocellata, McClell., 1. c. pp. 304, 436, pi. 51, fig. 6, (from H. B.'s MS.) 



Nemacheilus botia, Giinther, Catal. vii, p. 349 j Day, P. Z. S., 1869, p. 382. 



J5il-turi, Assam ; Soon-da-lee, Panj. 



B. III. D. 3/11, P. 11, V. 8, A. 2/5, C. 17. 



Height of body 1/6 of the total length. Pre-orbital has in some 

 specimens a projection which is moveable below the orbit, (AT. botia), whilst 

 in others it is entirely concealed by the skin (A 7 ", bilturio). Colours, greyish, 

 with from 12 to 14 short bars on the lateral line, and a number of irregular 

 blotches above it. Dorsal fin spotted ; caudal with about seven irregular 

 bars, and a black ocellus on the upper portion of the base of the fin. 



Hah. — Throughout India, except its most southern portion. 



The Cobitis scaturigina, McClell., described from one of H. B.'s draw- 

 ings may be this species, badly delineated, the ocellus at the base of the 

 caudal and the bars on that fin not being distinctly shown. 



