1872.] F. Day — Monograph of Indian Cyprinidce. 195 



snout and the root of the caudal, which latter is somewhat convex at its 

 extremity. Pectoral reaches, rather ahove half way to the root of the 

 ventral. Scales, absent. Colours ; mottled with brown. In some speci- 

 mens a dark band exists along the body and some bars over the back of 

 the tail. (N. vittata.) 

 Hah. — Kashmir. 



32. Nemacheilits geieeithii. 



Giinther, Catal., vii, p. 360. 

 B. III. D. 10, P. 11, V. 8, A. 7, C. 15. 



Length of head 1/6, of caudal 1/6, height of body 1/8 of the total 

 length. Eyes; diameter 1/7 of length of head, 3 diameters from end of 

 snout, which is produced. Free portion of tail low, its depth being 1/3 of 

 its length or even less. Fins; upper margin of dorsal oblique, with its 

 anterior superior angle rounded, it commences midway between the end ol 

 the snout and the root of the caudal, which latter is emarginate. Pectoral 

 reaches rather above half way to the root of the ventral. Scales, present. 

 Lateral line, complete. Colours ; sides of the body, dorsal and caudal fins 

 irregularly marbled with brownish black, several similar bands cross the 

 back. 



Sab. — Probably Assam, attaining 5-| inches in length. 



33. Nemacheiltjs cobica. 



Colitis corica, Ham. Buck., Fish. Ganges, pp. 359, 395 ; .*Cuv. and Val., xviii, p. 36. 



ScMstwa punctata, McClell., Ind. Cyp. pp. 308, 442, pi. 53, fig. 4, (from H. B.'s MS). 



Nemachilus corica, *Giinther, Catal., vii, p. 361. 



Ehorika, Beng. 



B. III. D. 2/8, P. 13, V. 8, A. 2/5, C. 17. 



Length of head 2/11, of caudal 1/5, height of body 1/6 of the total 

 length. Eyes, of moderate size, in the middle of the length of the head. 

 Barbels, well developed, the external rostral pair longer than the orbit. 

 Fins ; dorsal commences anterior to the ventral and nearer the snout than 

 the base of the caudal, which last is lobed in its posterior half, the lower 

 being the longer. Upper margin of dorsal fin oblique. Third and fourth 

 pectoral rays produced, reaching the base of the ventral fin. Scales, visible 

 in the posterior half of the body. Colours, bluish, with about thirteen 

 black blotches along the middle bf the side, and smaller ones above and 

 descending to between them. 



Sab. — N. E. Bengal, Panjab and Assam. 



34. Nemacheilus gttentheei. 

 Day, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1867, p. 2S5 ; Giinther, Catal. vii, p. 361. 

 B. III. D. 2/8, P. 11, V. 7, A. 2/5, C. 19. 

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