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2. Botia almorhse. 
Hab. Kumaon Hill streams. 
Char. Barbels 8. Dorsal rays 12. 
Body reticulated with brown lines, leaving yellow 
interspaces. 
3. Botia rostrata. 
Hab. Bengal and Assam. 5 inches. 
Char. Barbels 8. Dorsal rays 12. 
Body with irregular brown crossbands, ground 
colour yellowish. Snout very long, pointed. 
4. Botia berdmorei. 
Hab. Bengal. 
Char. Barbels 8. Dorsal rays 12. 
Colour brownish, with a lead-coloured band along 
the side. 
5. Botia nebulosa. 
Hab. Hear Darjeeling. 
Char. Barbels 6. Dorsal rays 15. 
Colour brownish, with a lead-coloured band along 
the side. 
GENUS JERDONIA. 
Char. Barbels 8. A double erectile spine beneath 
the eye. Dorsal fin long. The inner ray of 
the pectoral fin modified into a flat osseous spine. 
1. Jerdonia maculata. 
Hab. Madras. 
Char. Dorsal rays 30. A dark lateral band from 
the eye to the tail. Fins yellow. 
Dorsal and caudal fins banded. 
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