1849.] 



Fishes of Southern India. 



S21 



beneath ; a yellow streak along the sides, fins yellowish ; caudal 

 tipped with black ; lateral line straight — D. 9, A. 6. 

 From tanks in the Carnatic, about 3 inches long. 



Leucisous xantliogramme. 



Head rather smaller than the last, being about 4i times in the 

 length of body ; height 4| times in the length ; dorsal a very little 

 behind the middle of the body; lateral line curved; about 30 scales 

 along the sides in 11 or 12 rows — D. 8, A. 6 — lower lobe of caudal 

 longer than the upper one ; eye rather small, about 5 times in head ; 

 green above, silvery beneath ; a yellow stripe on the side from oper- 

 cule to tail. 



From tanks and rivers in Mysore and the Carnatic 3 to 4 inches 

 long. 



I possess a sketch of another Letwiscus from the Oavery of which I 

 have lost my specimen, which appears to differ from any of these. 

 It is nearly allied to L. Caverii in form, but has a much larger eye, 

 and the depression in the crown more marked, muzzle in front of 

 the depression continuing straight, parallel with the back ; profile of 

 abdomen a good deal arched ; lateral line much curved. I am una- 

 ble to give the number of fin rays or scales. 



Leuciscus microcepTialus. New Species. 



Head small, one-fifth of length of body ; eye close to muzzle ; 

 opercule large, pointed ; profile of back rising from the crown, and 

 gently arching to the dorsal, thence concave to the tail ; abdomen 

 much curved to the anal, nearly straight thence ; height is 3| times 

 in the length ; dorsal fin behind the middle, over the interval of 

 ventral and anal ; 30 scales along the body in 7 rows, lateral line 

 curved ; yellow green above, silvery beneath with a bright burnish- 

 ed silver streak along the sides, fins pale yellowish. 



From tanks and rivers near Madras. Rare. 



* Leuciscus p'csbyier. (Val.) 



Head 4| times in total length of body, height the same ; profile 

 of back straight ; that of abdomen slightly curved ; dorsal fin advanced ; 

 anal small ; 26 scales along the body in 8 rows — D. 11, A. 7 — back 

 greenish, silvery beneath ; dorsal edged with blackish, 3| inches 

 long — from Bombay, allied to my i. flavus. 



I am at a loss whereabout to place the following fish. 



