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INDIAN FRESH-WATER FISHES. 
6. Danio devario. 
Hab. Northern India, Assam. 4 inches. 
Char. The fin rays appear to vary considerably, 
the average numbers seem to be Dorsal 18. Anal 18. 
Scales 40 or 41. Barbels none. Head small. 
Body deep, marked with blue lines, forming a net- 
work towards the head, and longitudinal stripes near 
the tail, one stripe is continued along the tail ; and the 
upper portion of the caudal fin. 
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GENUS PTEROPSARION.* 
Char. Dorsal fin long, with nine, or more, 
branched rays, mouth wide, directed obliquely up- 
wards. Barbels none. 
1. Pteropsarion bakeri. 
Hab. Hill ranges of Travancore. 6 inches. 
Char. Dorsal rays 13. Anal 16 or 17. Scales 38. 
A row of large bluish spots along the sides of the 
body. Dark grey marks on all the fins. No 
barbels. 
* Dr. Day classes this fish as a Barillas , from which genus it is ex- 
cluded by Dr. Gunther, apparently on account of its long dorsal fin. 
As the point is one perfectly immaterial to the student, I prefer to follow 
the standard authority. 
