FAMILY, V— CTPRINID^. 563 



10. Barbus micropogon, Plate CXXXVI, fig. 3, and CXXXVIII, %. 4. 

 CuY and Val. xvi, p. 188; Bleeker, Beng. p. 60 ; (Giinther, Catal. vii, p. 126, not synonymous) 

 Barbus gracihs, Jerdon,M. 3.h. and Sc. 184,9, -p. 313 (not Schleg.). j j j 



Ba/rbus Mysorensis, Jerdon, 1. o. 



Pwntms gracilis. Day, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1867, p. 290, and 1870, p. 290. 

 Ba/rbm comrostris, Giinther, Catal. vii, p. 127. 

 Goaiee eandee, Tamil. 



B. iii, D. 13 (f), P. 17, V. 10, A. 7-8 (V), C. 19, L. 1. 39-41, L. tr. 6-7/7. 



Length of head 4f to 5i, of caudal S, height of body 4 to 4^ in the total length. Uyes— in the middle 

 of the length of the head, diameter 3i to 4i in length of head, li diameters apart and also from end of 

 snout. Interorhital space fiat. Dorsal profile elevated. Snout conically pointed, and adults have pores 

 on the preorbital, and even all across the snout. Cleft of mouth extending about half the distance to 

 below the anterior margin of the orbit : upper jaw slightly the longer. Lower labial fold interrupted. 

 Bwrbels— the rostral extend to below the anterior third of the orbit, the maxillary ones to below its 

 posterior margin. Teah—ph&rjngeal, crooked, pointed, 4, 3, 2/2, 3, 4. Jfes— dorsal commences slightly 

 before the insertion of the ventrals, and midway between the end of the snout and the base of the caudal fin : 

 its osseous ray is strong, smooth, and somewhat compressed : its stiff' portion being slightly longer than the 

 head. Pectoral 3/4 as long as the head. Caudal deeply forked. Lateral-line — complete, but becomes lost in 

 . old specimens : 3 to 3| rows of scales between it and the ventral fin : 15 rows anterior to the dorsal fin. Free 

 portion of the tail as high as long. Colours — cheeks golden, body with a greenish tinge superiorly, becoming 

 white tinged with gold below the lateral-line, the base of each scale somewhat the darkest. Fins darkest along 

 their centres. 



Cuv. and Val. type (3 inches in length) is still in a good state of preservation at Paris. 



The variety B. Mysorensis, Jerdon, has numerous large pores on the snout and preorbital. 



Habitat.— BiiYers around the base of the Neilgherries, and Wynaad and South Canara range of hills, also 

 ^Mysore. It attains a large size, some were personally introduced into the Ootacamund lake. The example 

 figured on plate cxxxvi (7'5 inches in length) was from the Wynaad : the specimen on plate cxxxvui (life-size) 

 was from the Bowany. 



11. Barbus chilinoides, Plate CXXXIX, fig. 6. 



McCleUand, Ind. Cyp. pp. 271, 340, pi. 57, f. 6 ; Bleeker, Beng. p. 60 ; Giinther, Catal. vii, p. 127. 



Barbus chelynoides, Cuv. and Val. xvi, p. 201. 



Labeobarbus mosal, Steind. Sitz. Ak. Wiss. Wien, Ivi, t. 3, and 1. c. bci, p. 364 (not Cyprkms mosal, H.B.). 



Ba/rbus micropogon, Giinther, Catal. vii, p. 126 (not Cuv. and Val.). 



Ba/rbus Mvmalayawus, Day, Journal As. Soc. of Beng. xli, pt. ii, 1872, p. 525. 



OMt-rah-too, Punj. 



B. iii, D. 10-11 (J^), P. 17, V. 9, A. 7 (|), C. 19, L. 1. 32-35, L. tr. 5^/6. 



Length of head 5, of caudal 6, height of body 5i in the total length. Eyes — diameter 4 to 5 in the 

 length of head, li diameters from end of snout, and two diameters apart. . Body elongated, dorsal and 

 abdominal profiles about equally convex. Mouth directed forwards, with the upper jaw slightly the 

 longer : the snout overhangs the mouth. Some examples have a depression across the snout. There 

 are numerous fine glands over the cheeks and opercles : lips moderately thick, the lower without a 

 lobe, but with a continuous transverse fold. Barbels — the rostral and maxillary pairs of about the same 

 length, and equal H diameters of the orbit. Fins — dorsal commences about midway between end of snout 

 and base of the caudal fin, its last undivided ray is osseous, very strong, entire, its stiff portion being 

 about three-fifths of the length of the head. Anal laid flat reaches the base of the caudal, which is deeply 

 forked. Lateral-Une — complete, there are three rows of scales between it and the base of the caudal fin. 

 Golov/rs — golden above, becoming silvery beneath, the margins of the scales with numerous fine black dots : a 

 black mark behind the opercle. Fins reddish. 



The specimen of B. mioropogon, Giinther (not C.V.), in the British Museum, 30 inches long, is a very 

 badly stuffed skin, only one side has been preserved. It has evidently been stretched. 



Habitat. — Himalayas, as far to the east as Assam, it is also found in the Ganges. It attains 2^- feet in 

 length. The example figured (Hfe-size) was from near Simla. 



12. Barbus Carnaticus, Plate CXXXVII, fig. 3. 



Jerdon, M. J. L. S. 1849, p. 311 : Giinther, Catal. vii, p. 128. 



Puntius (Barbodes) Oarnatious, Day, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1867, p. 292. 



Poaree eandee, Saal eandee, Shellee, Tamil. : Oiddi-Tcaoli, Hind. : Qid-pahke, Can. 



B. iii, D. 12(f), P. 15, V. 9, A. 7(1), C. 19, L. L 32, L. tr. 5/6. 



Length of head 5f , of caudal 4^ to 5, height of body 3 to 4 in the total length. JE/^/es— diameter 3 to 4 

 in the length of the head, 1 diameter from the end of snout, and 1^- to 2 apart. Interorbital space flat. Dorsal 

 profile more convex than that of the abdomen. Upper jaw the longer. Lower labial fold interrupted. Teeth — 



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