1 838.] New species of Cyprinida, $45 



India, since Cuvier himself in referring such of Buchanan's species as 

 are figured in the Gangetic fishes to his groups, generally misplaces 

 them even according to his own principles, for want of sufficient infor- 

 mation regarding their forms, to say nothing of habits and structure ; 

 and there can be no doubt that if Cuvjer had been possessed of suffi- 

 cient knowledge of our Indian species he would have subdivided the 

 family and characterised its groups nearly as I have done. 



In collecting materials I have hitherto been chiefly indebted to 

 Mr. Griffith. I have now however to acknowledge my obliga- 

 tion to Dr. MacLoed, Inspector General of H. M. hospitals, whose 

 collection consists of six different kinds caught promiscuously in the 

 streams at Simla, and these form as many species not before known, 

 thus promising an unprecedented accession of undescribed forms in this 

 quarter, as well as along the whole line of the Himalaya, when a 

 more diligent search has been made for them : and it is this circum- 

 stance that induces me to publish these species at once, rather 

 than keep them back for the more copious details of the family now in 

 course of publication. To those who are desirous of contributing to this 

 interesting branch of natural history, which has been hitherto so much 

 neglected, or I should rather say, suppressed in India, I may remark 

 that specimens are always more satisfactory than drawings, however 

 carefully executed ; that larger fishes may be skinned and prepared 

 with arsenical soap as easily if not more so than any other animals 

 and that the smaller kinds, provided not more than half a dozen be put 

 in a quart bottle of good bazar spirits, will keep during a journey in the 

 cold season from the most distant parts of India. Should specimens 

 exceed the size of the finger, their skins may be thrown into spirits in 

 which state the chance of their arriving safe will be more secure ; notes 

 regarding their habits and the parts removed will render such speci- 

 mens of still higher value. 



Fam. CYPRINID^E, Cuv. 



Sub-fam. PiEONOMINiE, J. M. Gen. Barbus. 



Species, Barbus Chielynoides*, J. M. PI. LVI. f. 2. As. Res. XIX. 



PI. LVII. f. 5. 



Length of the head to that of the body as one to two and a half, 

 intermaxillaries protractile, lips round, smooth, and thick with four cirri. 

 Branchial rays large, and ascend behind as high as the base of the 

 pectorals ; the suborbitar bones are concealed beneath thick integu- 

 ments. The body contracts suddenly in depth under the base of the 

 dorsal and over that of the anal fin, 33 scales in length along the lateral 



* From XcAvmSTjy, that has thick lips. 

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