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SURGEON-MAJOR DAY ON SOME 



Barbus (Barbodes) wynaadensis, sp. nov. 



B. III. D. 4/9, P. 17, V. 9, A. 3/5, C. 19, L. 1. 26-26, L. tr. 4 | f. 



Length of head, caudal, and height of body each | of the total length. 

 'Eyes small, \ of length, If diameter apart, and 2 from end of snout. 

 Dorsal and abdominal profiles about equally convex ; body not ele- 

 vated. Snout a little swollen, and lower jaw somewhat the shorter. 

 Lips moderately thick, not lobed. The posterior extremity of the 

 maxilla extends to nearly beneath the anterior edge of the orbit. Tn- 

 terorbital space almost flat. Barbels of moderate thickness; the 

 maxillary pair as long, or longer than, the orbit, the rostral \ shorter. 

 Fins : dorsal commences midway between the end of snout and the 

 base of the caudal ; its last undivided ray osseous, weak, but quite or 

 nearly as long as the postorbital portion of the head, and having a 

 soft termination ; ventrals arise under the middle of the dorsal ; the 

 pectoral reaches to above the commencement of the ventral, which last 

 does not reach the anal ; caudal deeply forked. Lateral line com- 

 plete, 2f to 3 rows between it and the base of the ventral fin. Colours 

 very similar to those of Barbus Denisonii, except that it is orange 

 below the black lateral band, which terminates in a black blotch at 

 the base of the caudal. 



Habitat. Vithry, where it is very common in the larger streams. Out 

 of upwards of forty specimens, the largest was 8 inches in length. 



Nemacheilus pulchellus, sp. nov. 

 B. III. D. 2/10, P. 15, V. 9, A. 2/5, C. 21. 



Length of head T 2 l5 of caudal %, height of body | of the total length. 

 Eyes rather small, in the middle of the length of the head, about 2 

 diameters from end of snout, and rather above 1 apart. The width of the 

 head opposite the opercles equals its length without the snout, which 

 latter is somewhat pointed ; the cleft of the mouth extends halfway 

 to below the orbit. Barbels six ; the rostral thicker than the maxil- 

 lary pair; whilst none are more than 1 diameter of the orbit in length. 

 No enlarged prominence to preorbital. Fins : dorsal commences 

 slightly nearer the snout than the base of the caudal, its upper edge is 

 oblique, whilst the height of the fin equals that of the body below it ; 

 pectoral as long as the head, its central rays prolonged ; it extends 

 two thirds of the distance to the ventral, which latter reaches nearly 

 three fourths of the way to the anal, the last, when laid flat, extend- 

 ing to the base of the caudal, which has sharp lobes. Scales very 

 minute, but most apparent in the posterior portion of the body. 

 Lateral line moderately distinct. Free portion of the tail two thirds 

 as high as long. Colours : this beautiful little Loach is greyish, be- 

 coming: whitish below ; there are two rows of large, vertical canary- 

 coloured spots haviug deep-black margins along the side between the 



