Opsarius. INDIAN CYPRINIDiE. 417 



short transverse bars on the sides ; four cirri ; caudal yellow, stained with 

 black ; brachial plates exposed and broad. The fin rays are, 



D.9:P.13: V.9: A.10:C.20. 



Found by Buchanan in the Kosi river, and in Upper Assam by Captain 

 Hannay ; it usually grows to four or five inches in length. 



VI. — Opsarius fasciatus. 



t. 48. f. 9. 



Cyprinus harna, Buch. Op. Cit. 268. 



Cyprinus balibhola, id. Coll. 



Depth equal to a third of the length of the body, exclusive of the head 

 and caudal ; head deep and compressed, mouth horizontal. Eleven transverse 

 green bands on each side ; about forty-two scales along the lateral line ; rays 

 of the dorsal widely separated ; fins strong, but pellucid. Fin rays are, 



D.9 :P.13 : V.9: A.12! : C.19. 



This species has been found by Buchanan in the extreme branches of the 

 Ganges, in the Jumna, as well as in the Bramaputra ; it attains three inches 

 in length, he observes, and is often found in shallow waters on sand banks. 



VII. — Opsaeius maculatus. 



t. 47. f. 4. 



Cyprinus tileo, Buch. Op. Cit. 276. 



Length of the head to that of the body as one to four, depth of the body 



equal to a third of the length, sides marked with several rows of green spots, 



mouth large, lower jaw sharp at the apex, and received into a notch on the 



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