FAMILY, V— CTPRINID^. 535 



Geographical distrihuiion.—TroTpioal Africa, Syria, throughout the fresh-waters of India, Ceylon, and 

 . Burma, to the Malay Axchipelago, &c. 



SYNOPSIS OF SPECIES. 



1. Labeo namdvna, D. 24-26, L. 1. 42-44, L. tr. 6-7/8, 4 barbels. Bengal, Assam, and Burma. 



2. Labeo fimbriatus, D. 19-22, L. 1. 44-47, L. tr. 9-10/8-9, 4 barbels. Sind, Punjab, Deccan, probably 

 N. B. Bengal, Orissa, and Southern India. 



3. Labeo nigrescens, D. 17-18, L. 1. 36, L. tr. Qj*?, 4 barbels. Nearly black. Canara. 



4. Labeo calbasu, T>. 16-18, L. 1. 40-44, L. tr. 7i/8, 4 barbels. Slate colour. Throughout India and 

 Burma. 



5. Labeo StoUczkm, D. 17, L. 1. 46-47, 2 maxillary barbels. Dark gray. Burma. 



6. Labeo gonms, D. 16-18, L. 1. 74-84, L. tr. 16/17, 4 barbels. Sind, Orissa, Bengal, N. W. Provinces, 

 Assam, and Burma. 



7. Labeo Dusswmieri, D. 16-16, L. 1. 63-65, L. tr. 8-9/9, 4 barbels. Western coast of India and Ceylon. 



8. Labeo roUta, D. 16-16, L. 1. 40-42, L. tr. 6J/9, 4 barbels. Sind, Cutch, India (except Madras), Assam, 

 and Burma. 



9. Labeo poreelliis, D. 16-16, L. 1. 39, L. tr. 7/8, 4 barbels. Bombay and Poona. 



10. Labeo potcdl, 14, L. 1. 39-40, Deccan, L. tr. 8/7. A pair of maxillary barbels. Deccan. 



11. Labeo kontms, D. 15-16, L. 1. 38-41, L. tr. 7/8, 4 barbels. Southern India. 



12. Labeo coeruleus, D. 14, L. 1. 40, L. tr. 6/11, 2 barbels. Sind. ' 



13. Labeo diplostonms, D. 13, L. 1. 41-44, L. tr. 8/9. Mouth wide. Two barbels. Sind hills, Himalayas 

 to Assam. 



14. Labeo dyoeheilus, D. 13, L. 1. 43, L. tr. 8^/7^, 2 barbels. Sind, Himalayas, Assam. 



15. Labeo pangusia, D. 13, L. 1. 40-42, L. tr. 7|/8, 2 barbels. Sind, Himalayas, N. W. Provinces, Deccan, 

 Cachar, and Assam. 



16. Labeo angra, D. 12-13, L. 1. 42, L. tr. 7/8, 2 or 4 barbels. Orissa, Bengal, Assam. 



17. LcJ)eo bata, D. 11-12, L. 1. 37-40, L. tr. 7/7, 2 barbels. Bengal, Assam, Orissa. 



18. Labeo dero, D. 12-13, L. 1. 42, L. tr. 7/7, 2 barbels. Bengal, Assam, Orissa. 



19. Labeo boggut, D. 12, L. 1. 60, L. tr. 12-14. One pair of maxiUary barbels. Bengal, the Deccan, 

 Punjab, and Central India. 



20. Labeo boga, D. 11-12, L. 1. 37-39, L. tr. 717. One pair of small maxillary barbels. Silvery. Rivers 

 of Grangetic Provinces, Madras, and Burma. 



21. Labeo nvMa, D. 11, L. 1. 38, L. tr. 8/9. One pair of maxillary barbels : a deep groove across snout. 

 Deccan. 



22. Labeo nigripvmds, D. 11, L. 1. 40-42, L. tr. 8/8, 2 barbels. Sind. 



23. Labeo Smdensis, D. 12-13, L. 1. 43, L. tr. 8/9, 2 barbels. Deccan, Sind, Punjab. 



24. Labeo a/riza, D. 11, L. 1. 38, L. tr. 7/8, 2 barbels. Cauvery river in Madras. 



25. Labeo kawrus, D. 11, L. 1. 38, L. tr. 6/6, 2 barbels. Deccan. 



1. Labeo nandina, Plate CXXVI, fig. 1 and 2 (variety macronotus.) 



Cyprimis nandina, Ham. Buch. Fish. Ganges, pp. 300, 388, pi. 8, f. 84. 



Ovrrhimos nandina and macronotus, McClell. Ind. Cyp. pp. 265, 269, 318, 319, pi. 41, f. 1. 



Bohita namdina, Cuv. and Val. xvi, p. 244, pi. 473. 



Labeo nandima and macronotus, Giinther, Catal. vii, pp. 51, 52. 



Nandin, Beng. : Nga-ohn-don, Nga-ne-pyah, and Nga-yin-pownsa, Burmese. 



B. iii, D. 24-26 (^:f J, P. 15, V. 9, A. 7 (|), C. 19, L. 1. 42-44, L. tr. 6-7/8. 



Length of head 4t to 5, of caudal 4J to 4i, height of bpdy 4 in the total length. S^/es— diameter 

 4i to 5 in length of head, 1^ diameters from end of snout, and 2| apart. Dorsal profile rather concave above 

 the eyes : interorbital space flat. The greatest width of the head equals its length behind the angle of the 

 mouth : the vridth of the mouth 1/3 of the length of the head. Snout obtuse, shghtly projecting beyond the 

 jaws, no lateral lobe : a few fine pores on snout. Lips thick and fringed, with a distinct inner fold above and 

 below. GiU-rakers close together, about 1/3 as long as the eye. Barbels— iouv, and short. JYws— the dorsal 

 commences midway between the snout and end of the base of the anal fin : its upper edge is somewhat convex. 

 Ventral inserted below the ninth dorsal ray. Caudal deeply forked. Lateral-lime— h rows of scales between it 

 and base of ventral fin. Golows—Asirk greenish above, becoming lighter on the sides and beneath : a few cloudy 

 blotches along the sides : the centre of many of the scales reddish. 



Variety Labeo macronotus, fig. 2. The eye in this form is about 2 diameters from the end of snout, and 

 3 apart. The gill-rakers are likewise a little" shorter and more vridely placed. The number of dorsal rays 

 appears to equally vary in both varieties. n v aj. • 



Ealitat.— Bengal, Assam, and Burma. The specimen of L. namdina, figured, was from Gowhatty in 

 Assam : the one of L. macronotus was from Moulmein in Burma. I have obtained it as high up the Iri-awaddy 

 as Mandalay. 



