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2. Osteobrama alfrediana. 
Hab. Bengal and Assam. 6 inches. 
Char. Anal rays 31 to 36. Scales 42 to 60. Bar- 
bels none. 
Depth contained 2^ times, head 4^ times, in the 
total. Dorsal ray slender, and but slightly serrated. 
Upper jaw projecting slightly over the lower. Lateral 
line very strongly marked in the first few scales. 
If these two species be really distinct, it seems to 
me that this latter must be the one described by Ham. 
Buchanan as Cy prinus cotio. He distinctly states the 
rays of the anal fin as 36, and according to the figure 
the scales would be between 40 and 50. 
If, however, as noted by Dr. Day, the native name 
of the first species is, “ Koti,” and of the second, 
* “ Goonta,” and they are really distinct ; then, even 
if my surmise be correct, it will probably be more 
convenient to leave the names as they stand. Bu- 
chanan can hardly be said to have named the fish he 
described, but simply to have misappropriated the 
native name of a nearly allied species. 
3. Osteobrama rapax. 
Hab. Northern India. 8 inches. 
Char. Anal rays 25 or 26. Scales 75. Barbels none. 
Depth contained 3 times, head 3|- times, in the 
total. Dorsal ray strong, and deeply denticulated. 
Lower jaw slightly projecting. Lateral line most 
strongly developed in the first few scales. 
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