196 F. Day — Monograph of Indian Cyprinicla. [No. 3, 



Length of head 2/11, of caudal 2/18, height of body 1/7 of the total 



length. Eyes ; diameter 2/7 of length of he^ad, 1^ diameters from end of 



snout, 1 diameter apart. Head rather compressed. Free portion of tail 



longer than deep. Fins ; upper margin of dorsal oblique, the fin commences 



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



last is lobed. Pectoral extends three-fifths of the distance to the base of 



the ventral. Scales, distinct. Lateral line, incomplete. Colours, pinkish, 



coarsely reticulated with olive brown markings, leaving three rows of large 



spots along the side ; a black band at the base of the caudal fin, which has 



two indistinct dark bands across either lobe, the extremities of which are 



stained. Two rows of fine black dots along the dorsal fin, and one across 



the anal. 



Sab. — Rivers along the lower slopes, and base of the Nilgherry hills. 



35. Nemacheiltts blythii. 

 Day, Proc. Zool. Soc, 1869, p. 552. 



B. III. D. 2/7, V. 9, A. 2/5, C. 19. 



Length of head 1/5, of pectoral 1/5, of caudal 1/5, height of body 

 2/13 of the total length. Eyes ; diameter 2/9 of length of head, 1 

 diameter from end of snout, \\ apart. Barbels, longer than one dia- 

 meter of the orbit. Fins ; dorsal commences midway between the snout 

 and the base of the caudal fin, which latter has sharp lobes. Scales, 

 minute. Colours, brownish, becoming lighter on the abdomen ; a dark band 

 at the base of the caudal. 



Hab. — Doubtful. Two specimens 3 inches long exist in the Calcutta 

 Museum. 



36. Nemacheiltts btjtaneis'sis. 



Colitis Butamensis, McClell., C. J. N. H. ii, p. 586. 

 Nemacliilus butanensis, Giinther, Catal., vii, p. 358. 



B. III. D. 9, V. 7, A. 7. 



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

 length. Fyes small, in the middle of the length of the head. Free portion of 

 tail elongated and compressed, its depth being nearly half of its length. Lips 

 fringed. Fins, upper margin of dorsal convex, it commences nearer to the 

 end of the snout than to the root of the caudal, which latter is rounded. 

 The pectoral does not extend half way to the base of the ventral. Scales, 

 distinct. Colours, doubtful. 



Hab. — Biitan, where it attains five inches in length. 



37. Nemacheiltts kttbbifiotis. 

 Cobitis rubrvpitmis, Jerdon, M. J. L. and S. 1849, p. 332. 

 Nemacheilus rubripinnis, Day, Pishes of Malabar, p. 203. 



B. III. D. 2/6, A. 2/5, C. 13. 



Length of head 1/6, of pectoral 1/8, of caudal 1/6, height of body 



