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INDIAN FRESII-WATER FISHES. 
42. Barbus pyrrhopterus. 
Had. Assam. 
Char. One dark spot on the lateral line, over the 
hinder end of the anal fin. 
Lateral line complete. 
43. Barbus guganio. 
Hab. Assam. 1^ inches. 
Char. A small transparent, silvery species, without 
spots. Lateral line hardly perceptible. 
44. Barbus punctatus. 
Hab. Malabar. 3 inches. 
Char. A black spot on the 20th and 21st scales. 
The anterior half of the fourth scale in the row below 
the lateral line, black. Dorsal fin with two rows of 
black spots, besides a short intermediate row. Late- 
ral line complete. 
B. Dorsal ray strong, but not serrated. 
45. Barbus duvaucelii. 
Hab. Bengal. 
Char. Scales 27. 
A black spot just in front of the base of the caudal 
fin. Lateral line complete. 
46. Barbus stigma. ( Sophore , Gunther.) 
Hab. India generally. 
This is a very common species. It is described in 
Gunther’s Catalogue under the name of B. sophore , 
which was the name given by Ham. Buchanan to a 
