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MR. F. DAT ON THE GEOGRAPHICAL 



Gliauts ; 1 to tlie deltas of tlie Ganges and Bralimaputra extend- 

 ing eastwards to Burma ; and 1 to Burma. The fishes of this 

 genus prefer rapid streams, and are frequently found ascending 

 rivers of the hills. 



GoDus Danio. 



1. D. DEVARio\ Ham. Bucli. Deltas of rivers Indus, Ganges, 

 and Brahmaputra ; also Deccan. 



2. D. SPiNOSUS, Day. Burma. 



3. D. MALABARicrs'^, JerdoYi. Western coast of India and 

 Ceylon. 



4. D. ^QUiPiNNATUs', irClelland. Himalayas and rivers at 

 their bases, Deccan, Assam, and Tenasserim. 



5. D. dakgila''. Ham. Buck. Delta of Ganges, Himalayas, 

 hills above Akyab. 



6. D. CHRTSOPS, Cuv. ^ Val. Bengal. 



7. D. -NEiLGHEERiENSis, Day. Neilgherry hills. 



8. D. EERio^ Ham. Buch. Lower Bengal, as far south as Ma- 

 ulipatam. 



9. D. ALBOLiNEATA^ Blyth. Moulmein in Burma. 



10. D. NiGROEASCiATus, Day. Burma. 



Of the 10 species of Danio, 1 is found in the deltas of the Indus, 

 Ganges, and Brahmaputra ; 2 aloug the Himalayas, Deccan, 

 deltas of Ganges and Brahmaputra to Burma ; 2 in Bengal ; 2 

 along the western coast, one of which extends to Ceylon ; 3 in 

 Burma. 



Genus Perilampus. 

 1. P. ATPAR^ Ham. Buch. Sind, India generally, and Burma. 



1 Includes •.—Perilampus osteoffrapkus, M'Clelland ; Devario M'Clellandi 

 and cyanotania, Bleeker. 



2 Includes : — (? Chela alhurna, Heckel) ; Perilampus canarensis and m7/so- 

 ricus, Jerdon ; Banio micronema and lineolatus, Bleeker ; Paradanio aurolinea- 

 tus, Day. 



3 Includes Leuciscus lineolatus and Perilampus affinis, Blyth. 



4 Includes Perilampus reticulatus, M'Clelland. 



5 Includes -.—Cyprinus chapalio, Ham. Buch. ; Perilampus striatus, M'Clel- 

 land ; Danio lineatus, Day. 



6 Includes Danio Stolicz/c(S, Day. 



7 Includes -.—Cyprinus cachius, Ham. Buch. ; Perilampus psilopteromus, 

 M'Clelland; Chela anastoma, M'Clelland; Perilampus macropodus, Jerdon; 

 Paradanio elegans, Daj 



