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1872. J F. Day — Monograph of Indian Cyprinidre. 
Three straight bluish hands, divided from one another by yellow ones, pass 
along the sides to the tail. 
Hab. — Sikkim and Tenasserim provinces. Mr. Blyth gives D. 12, 
A. 14, for D. lineolatus, and D. 13, A. 16, for D. of finis : as, however, I find 
those numbers in the former, as does also Dr. Gunther, Catal. vii, p. 282, 1 
have considered that some error must have occurred. 
5. Danio dan GILA. 
Cyprirms dangila, Ham. Buck., Fish. Ganges, pp. 321, 390 j *Cuv. and Val. xvii 
p. 403. 
Perilampus rcticulatus, McClell., Ind. Gyp, pp. 290, 397, ph 45, fig. 1, (from H. 
B. ’s MSS-} 
Danio dangila, # Bleeker, Atl. Ich. p. 29; # Gunthor, Catal., vii, p. 282. 
B ™- D - io=u- r. 12, V. 7, A. jjA. , C. 20, L. 1. 38, 1. tr. 1. 
Length of head 1/5, of caudal 1/5, height of body 2/7 of the total 
length. — Eyes : diameter 1/3 of length of head, 3/4 of a diameter from 
end of snout. Lower jaw the longer, with a distinct knob at symphysis, 
mouth oblique. Rostral barbels a little shorter than the headj maxillary 
pair slightly longer. — Fins : the posterior dorsal rays are above the anterior 
ones of the anal. Caudal slightly emarginate. — Colours : back olive colour, 
abdomen silvery, sides with several narrow blue lines which in the ante- 
rior half, or two-thirds, of the body form a beautiful network ; a dark spot 
behind gill covers. Anal fin with two or three blue stripes. 
Hub . — Bengal and Bihar ; grows to 5 or 6 inches in length. Darjil- 
ing. 
(!.* Danio ciieysops. 
Leuciscus chrysops, *Cuv. and Val,, xvii, p. 308. 
B. III. D. 13, A. 20, C. 19, L. 1. 45. 
Length of head 1/5, of body 3/11 of the total length. — Eyes .- diameter 
2/5 of length of head. Snout obtuse, upper jaw the longer. — Fins : dorsal 
and anal pointed ; caudal slightly forked. — Lateral line curves downwards 
in the pectoral region. — Colours silvery. 
Hab. — Bengal, size of recorded specimen 3 inches and 9 lines. 
7. Danio Neilgheebiensis. 
Pamdanio Nilgherriensis , Day, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1867, p. 296. 
Danio Nilgherriensis, Gunther, Catal. vii, p. 283. 
Cowlie, Tamil. 
B. III. D. -JL^, p. 15, V. 9, A. lT jL., C. 19, L. 1. 35, L. tr. G ^L, 
Vert. 
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Length of head 2/9, of caudal 2/9, height of body 1/4, of dorsal fin 
1/8 of the total length —Eyes .- diameter 1/3 of length of head, 2/3 of 
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