B20 



On the Fresh Water 



[No. 35, 



bream, is certainly not a typical one, and may perhaps be a Peri- 

 lampus of McLelland. 



Gen. Leuciscus- 

 Dorsal and anal small, without spinous rays ; head horizontal ; 

 mouth moderate. 



Leuciscus Malaharicus. New Species. 



Head one-fourth of the length ; height much the same ; body 

 somewhat cylindric ; dorsal medial — D. 10, A. — green above, silvery 

 beneath ; a leaden blue stripe from the eye to the tail, with a yellow 

 line above it ; length 3f inches. 32 scales along the sides in 6 or 7 

 rows. 



This fish is one of a small group in Southern India which appears 

 allied in form and colouring to C. mola, and C. daniconius of Buchan- 

 an, though these species have smaller scales. My fish abounds in 

 Malabar, in all the rivers and small streams, and even iu ditches 

 and tanks ; takes both fiy and worm greedily ; it does not exceed 4 

 inches in length. 



I have reason to believe that a distinct species exists in the 

 Canarese streams, having a shorter body and larger head than the 

 Malabar one ; and also another in the streams that run into the Ca- 

 very, characterized by its smaller head, and lengthened body ; but 

 not having authentic specimens from the different localities at hand, I 

 shall not at present attempt to characterize them. 



Leuciscus Caverii. New Species. 



Head about one-fourth length of body ; height one-fifth of length ; 

 eye nearly one-fifth of length of head ; dorsal placed a little behind 

 the middle of back, nearly opposite the anal ; 30 scales along the 

 sides in 7 rows — D. 9, A. 6 — green above, silvery beneath ; cheeks 

 golden ; a blue stripe from opercule to tail, with a narrow yellow one 

 above it ; lateral line concave — usually about 3 inches long. 



Very common in the Cavery and all its branches. Called Neddooha 

 by the Seringapatam fishermen. 



Leuciscus Jiavus. New Species. 



Head equal to the height of the body, one-fourth of the total 

 length ; eye rather large, about 3| times in the head ; dorsal medi- 

 al ; scales about 30, very caducous, greenish yellow above, silvery 



