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F. Day — Monograph of Indian Cyprinidce. [No. 1, 
Length of head, of caudal and of height of body each 2/9, of the dorsal 
fin 2/13 of the total length. — Eyes : diameter 2/7 of length of head, 
1 diameter from end of snout. Maxillary barbels as long as the eye, the 
rostral slightly longer. The maxilla reaches to below the anterior margin of 
the orbit ; third suborbital bone as wide as the uncovered portion of the 
cheek below it. Humeral process extends to rather behind the origin of the 
pectoral fin. — Teeth : pharyngeal, 5, 4/4, 5, crooked.— Phis : dorsal commences 
midway between the posterior margin of the orbit and the base of the 
caudal fin, its last ray is over the first of the anal. The four outer pectoral 
rays strong. Caudal deeply forked. — Gill rakers absent. — Lateral line : 
goes to the centre of the base of the caudal fin .—Colours : back olive, rest 
of the body pinkish silvery ; about twelve incomplete bars go from the back 
downwards towards the lateral line. The lower two-thirds of the vertical 
fins stained. 
Hab . — Bengal, Bihar, N. W. Provinces and As am. The species is 
said to attain 5 inches in length. 
7. Bari i.ius (Pachystomus) bendelisis. 
Cyprinus bendelisis, Buchanan, Joum. Mysore, iii, p. 315, pi. 32, and Fishes of 
Ganges, pp. 270, 385 ; *McClellaud, Ind. Cyp., pp. 297, 118. 
Gobio bendilisis, *Cnv. and Val., xvi, p. 316. 
Barilms bendelisis, Giinther, Catal., vii, p. 288. 
B. I IT. D. 2/7, P. 13, V. 9, A. 3/8, C. 19, L. 1. 43, L. tr. 8/4. 
Length of head 1/5, of caudal 1/5, height of body 2/9, of dorsal fin 
1/6 of the total length. — Eyes : diameter 2/7 of length of head, 1 diameter 
from end of snout and apart. No pores on snout ; the posterior extremity 
of the maxilla reaches to below the anterior third of the orbit. The third 
suborbital bone more than twice as high a« the uncovered portion of the 
cheek below it. Four short barbels. Humeral process styliform and scarce- 
ly elongated. — Fins : dorsal much higher than its base is long, commen- 
cing slightly nearer the snout than the posterior extremity of the caudal, 
and not extending to over the anal ; caudal forked, lobes rather pointed. — 
Lateral line : with 2} rows between it and the ventral fin. — Colours : silvery, 
with greenish vertical bars, descending towards the lateral line ; dorsal fin 
stained greyish in its centre, externally white ; caudal likewise stained grey. 
Some of the scales have occasionally a black spot at their bases. Humeral 
process silvery. 
I Lab . — Mysore and Southern India, attaining 4/ inches in length. 
8. Barilius (Pachystomus) cocsa. 
Cyprinus cocsa, Ham, Bueh., Fish. Ganges, pp. 272, 385, pi. 3, fig. 77. 
„ chedra, Ham. Buoh., 1. c. pp. 273, 385 ; Gray and Hardw., 111. Ind. 
Zool., (from H. B. MS.) ; McClell., Ind. Cyp. pp. 293, 409 ; *Cuv. and 
Val., xvi, p. 421. 
„ tila, Ham. Buch., 1. c. pp. 274, 385 ; *Cuv. and Val., xvi, p. 422. 
