SS2 



On the Fresh Water 



[No. 35, 



Cohltis Mysorensis. New Species. 



Muzzle rounded, head less depressed ; 6 short cirri ; greenish 

 above with a few irregular dark spots — D. 8, A. 6 — caudal nearly- 

 square, barred, with a black spot at its base above. About 3 inches 

 long. Found in the tanks and rivers throughout Mysore, 



Cohltis rulrlpinnis. New Species. 



Dorsal with 2 rows of spots, the lower ones red ; caudal unspotted ; 

 of a reddish yellow colour, with olive green back, descending in 

 pointed bars to middle of body — D. 9, A. 6 — a black stripe on tail just 

 before the caudal fin. Found in sluggish streams in Malabar. Caudal 

 fin nearly square. 



Cohltis montanus. New Species. 



Head short muzzle raised rounded ; dorsal long, with two rows 

 of black spots, a streak of black at insertion of caudal ; body red- 

 dish pink with 6 large greenish bands descending to the belly ; cau- 

 dal with two rounded lobes ; about 2\ inches long. Found in a small 

 stream in Coorg. 



I believe that several other species of Loach exist in the South of 

 India, but I have not materials at present for their description. 



Colonel Sykes has several which I shall here give. 



Cohltis BiippeUii, Sykes. 



Nearly cylindrical, 2 to 3 inches long ; lateral line marked with 

 short brown bars, and rays of dorsal and anal fins similarly barred ; 

 D. 13. 



From the Beema and Mota Mola rivers. 



* Cohltis mooreh. Sykes. 



Smaller than the last, head more obtusely pointed ; bars differ- 

 ently arranged — D. 12, A. 7. 



* Cohltis may a. Sykes. 



" Differs from the first in having a spine under each eye, and in 

 having a blunter head— D. 9. &c." 



My species appear to belong to McLelland's subgenus Schistusa 

 which has the caudal lobed. 



