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F. Day — Monograph of Indian Cyprinulw. 
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bone nearly touches the preopercular ridge. Two short rostral barbels. 
Humeral process short. — Finn : dorsal commences midway between the pos- 
terior margin of the orbit and the base of the caudal fin. — Lateral line : 
1|- rows between it and the base of the ventral fin. — Colours : silvery with a 
light band and indistinct vertical bars. 
ILab . — Bengal and N. W. Provinces, attaining 5 inches in length. 
10. Bauti.tus (Bendilisis) bakila. 
Cypnnus ha/rila, Ham. Buch., Fish. Gang., pp. 267, 384 ; # Cuv. and Val., xvi, p. 418. 
„ chedrio, Ham. Buch., 1. c. pp. 268, 381; #Cuv. and Val., xvi, p. 419. 
Opsarius amsoclieij/us, McClell., Ind. Cyp., pp. 298, 422, pi. 48, fig. 8. 
Barilius morarensis, Gunther, Catal., vii, p. 290. 
„ larila, Gunther, 1 . c. p. 291 ; Day, Proc. Zool. Soo. 1869, p. 378* 
Gilland and Caedra, Beng. Persee, Hind. , 
B. III. D. ? P. 13, V. 9, A. i C. 19, L. 1. 43—16, L. tr. 61/5. 
Length of head 1/5, of caudal nearly 1/5, height of body 1/4, of dorsal fin 
1/6 of the total length. — Fyes : diameter 2/7 of length of head, 1 diameter from 
end of snout and apart. The posterior extremity of the maxilla reaches to be- 
low the anterior third of the orbit. Third suborbital bone wide and nearly 
touching the preopercular ridge. Rostral barbels, small. — Teeth : pharyngeal, 
crooked, pointed, 5, 4, 3/3, 4, 5. — Fins : dorsal commences midway between 
the posterior margin of the orbit and the base of the caudal fin. — Colours : 
silvery, with fourteen or fifteen vertical blue bands in the middle third of 
the side of the fish. 
Sab. — Bengal and Orissa, grows to 4 inches in length. 
11. Babilxtjs (Bendilisis) nigbofasciattts. 
Barilius nigrofasciatm, Day, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1869, p. 620. 
? Cyprmus clwpalio. Ham. Buch , pp. 324, 390, *Cuv. and Val., xvi, p. 416. 
B. III. D. 2/7, P. 15, Y. 7, A. 2/11, C. 19, L. 1. 30, L. tr. 7. 
Length of head 2/11, of caudal nearly 1/3, height of body 2/7 of the 
total length. — Byes : diameter nearly 1/2 of length of head, 1/4 of a 
diameter from end of snout, 1 diameter apart. Lower jaw prominent. 
No rostral barbels apparent, the maxillary extend to below the middle of the 
orbit. — Fins : dorsal situated over the first portion of the anal, and midway 
between the posterior extremity of the orbit and the base of the caudal, 
which last is lunated. — Lateral line, absent.— Colours : very similar to 
B. rerio, H. B. A dark band passes along the side of the body, and a 
second dotted line below it. Dorsal and anal spotted with black in lines. 
In some specimens the body is intensely blue. 
Hub . — Pegu and Moulmein. Out of 20 specimens none exceeded 7/10 
of an inch in length. 
