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1872.] F. Day — Monograph of Indian Cyprinidce. 
minute. Cleft of mouth oblique and extending to under the anterior mar- 
gin of the orbit, a bluntish knob at the symphysis. Tongue thick and trans- 
versely corrugated. In large specimens, the posterior 2/3 of the inferior 
surface of the lower jaw is dilated, so that they nearly meet at the anterior 
extremity of the enlarged portion ; a row of well-developed glands along the 
margin of the mandible. — Fins : the dorsal arises midway between the centre 
of the orbit and the base of the tail, extending to over the anterior anal 
rays, it is 2/3 as high as the body. Pectoral as long as head without the 
snout, reaching the ventral which last does not extend as far as the anal. 
Caudal forked. — Colours : several horizontal blue bars, the largest along the 
middle line of the body and continued on to the tail. 
Sab. — Base of Garo Hills. 
B. A pout r ox ob the whole op the abdominal edge trenchant. 
a. Dorsal fin opposite the anal, which latter is elongated (9 to 21 
branched rays.) . 
Genus Peeilamphs, McClelland. 
Paradanio, sp. Day. 
Cachius et Eustira, Gunther. 
Pseudobranchice present. Body oblong, compressed, with a cutting ab- 
dominal edge. Mouth obliquely directed upwards. Barbels absent. Pha- 
ryngeal teeth in three rows 5, 4 or 3, 2 or 1/1 or 2, 3 or 4, 5 uncinate. Dor- 
sal fin rather short, without any osseous ray, and commencing opposite or 
behind the origin of the anal, which last has many rays. Scales of moderate size. 
Lateral line concave, passing to the lower half of the base of the caudal fin. 
Geographical distribution. Fresh waters of India, Ceylon, and Burma. 
Synopsis op Species. 
1. 
2 . 
3. 
Perilampus atpwr, D. 2/7, A. 
„ laubuca, D. 2/9, A. 
19—21 
2 
17—20 
, L. 1. 55. 
, L. 1. 34, 
„ Ceylonensis, D. 2/10, A. L. 1. 35. 
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India generally, and Burma. 
Orissa, Bengal, and Burma. 
Ceylon. 
1. Peeilamphs atpae. 
Oyprinus cachius, Ham. Buch., Fish. Ganges, pp. 258, 384 (young) ; *0ur. and 
Val., xvi, p. 453. 
Oyprinus atpar, Ham. Buch., 1. c. pp. 259, 384, (adult) ; *Cuv. and Val. xvi, p 454 
Perilampws cachius, McClell., Ind. Cyp. pp. 289, 396, pi. 46, f. 6. 
„ psilopteromus, McClell., 1. c. f. 4, (from II. B. MSS.) 
„ macropodus, Jerdon, M. J. L. and S., 1849, p 325. 
Paradcmio elegans, Day, Proe. Zool. Soc. 1867, p. 297. 
Cachius atpar, Gunther, Catal. vii, p. 339. 
