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of snout. TJpper surface of the head flattened ; mouth horse-shoe shaped, 
compressed, and anterior, lower jaw not covered by lip ; the posterior extre- 
mity of the maxilla reaches half way to below the orbit. Barbels absent. 
Fins, upper margin of dorsal straight, the fin is half as high as the body and 
without any osseous ray, it commences midway between the posterior margin 
of the orbit, and the base of the caudal ; pectoral as long as the head with- 
out the snout, not reaching the ventral, which arises under the anterior dor- 
sal rays and does not extend to the anal ; caudal forked. Scales, rows 
between the row which contains the Lateral line and the base of the ventral 
fin. Lateral line ceases on the seventh scale. Colours silvery, darkest 
above ; a black blotch on the 17th and 18th rows of scales, and posterior to 
the anal and dorsal fins. 
Hob. — From Chua Saidar Shah, Salt Eange ; specimens up to 2f inches 
in length were collected by Dr. Waagen who kindly furnished me with 
them. 
Babbits (puxtius) vittatus, Pt. II. p. 107. 
From a recent examination of several fine specimens of this fish obtain- 
ed by Dr. Stoliczka in Kaclih I find its last undivided dorsal ray is articulat- 
ed, not osseous ; so it must be removed to the division of Puntius, being with- 
out osseous dorsal ray. 
Genus. Babiliits. 
BAEmrs Evezabdi. , 
B. Ill, D. 2/7, P. 13, V. 9, A. jJL-, 0. 17, L. 1. 40, L. tr. 7/4. 
Length of head 2/11, of caudal 2/11, height of body 1/5 of the total 
length. Eyes, diameter 1/3 of length of head, 3/4 of a diameter from the 
end of the snout and apart. Barbels absent. Tho maxilla extends to be- 
neath the anterior margin of the orbit. Humeral process short, being 
scarcely produced. Third suborbital bone twice as deep as the uncovered 
portion of the cheek below it to above the angle of the preopercle. A well 
developed knob at the symphysis of the lower jaw. Fins, pectoral as long 
as the head, the dorsal commences midway between the hind edge of the 
orbit and the end of the caudal fin, whilst its posterior half is above the anal. 
Lower caudal lobe the longer. Colours silvery ; dorsal, caudal and anal deep 
orange, the first two having a black edge. 
Mob.— Puna; growing to 4J inches in length. Out of the specimens 
collected through the assistance of Colonel Evezard were two of this species, 
and subsequently I have received one obtained in the same locality by Dr. 
Stoliczka. 
