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INDIAN FRESH-WATER FISHES. 
3. Crossochilus rostratus. 
Hab. Cossye Biver, Bengal. 
Char. Scales 38 ; 4 rows between the lateral line 
and the ventral fin. Barbels 2. Snout long. 
Head contained five times in the total length. Eye 
behind the centre of the head. An irregular black 
spot on the fifth and sixth scales of the lateral 
line. 
4. Crossochilus barbatulus. 
Hab. Cashmere and Punjab. 
Char. Scales 36 ; 4 rows between lateral line and 
ventrals. Barbels 4. Head contained 5^ times 
in the total. Eye in the centre of the length of 
the head. Body more or less marked with dark 
blotches. 
5. Crossochilus sada. 
Hab. Assam. 
Char. Barbels 4, longer than the diameter of the 
eye. Coloration uniform. This appears to be a very 
small species, but little is known about it. 
6. Crossochilus reba. 
Hab. India and Ceylon. 
Char. Barbels 2. Scales 35 to 38 ; transverse 14, 
4 or 5 rows between the lateral line and the ventral 
fin. Eye somewhat in advance of the middle of the 
head. Young individuals have the upper lips indis- 
tinctly fringed, old ones smooth. 
(I have doubts about this fish being identical with 
