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dorsal commences nearer to tlie snout than to the base of caudal, which latter 
is slightly emarginate. Colours ; body crossed by about twenty half bars of 
a darkish grey ; a dark ocellus surrounded by a light margin exists upon 
the upper portion of the base of the caudal fin. Dorsal and caudal barred. 
Hal . — Assam and Tenasserim Provinces. 
3. NEMACHEIlirS BEOPHTHALKTTS. 
Gunther, Catal. vii, p. 848. 
B. III. D. 14, P. 13, Y. 8, A. 7, C. 19. 
Length of head, of caudal, and height of body 1/5 of the total length. 
Eyes ; diameter 1/4 of length of head, H diameters from end of snout. 
Body, compressed. Free portion of tail as deep as long. Pre-orbital termi- 
nates posteriorly in a slight and obtuse projection below the eye, either 
moveable, or concealed by the skin. Fins ; origin of dorsal midway between 
the snout and the base of the caudal, which latter is emarginate with 
rounded angles. Scales, distinct. lateral line, incomplete. Colour's ; from 
ten to thirteen dark brown cross bands, somewhat lighter in the middle, 
and separated from one another by narrow yellow streaks of ground colour. 
Head spotted with brown. A black, white edged, ocellus on the base of the 
upper caudal lobe. Dorsal and caudal with six transverse series of black 
dots. 
Hal. — Ceylon. 
4. Nemacheii/es botia. 
Colitis botia, Ham. Buck., Fish. Ganges, pp 850, 391 ; *Cuv. and Val., xviii, p. 72. 
„ Ultimo, Ham. Buoh., 1. c. pp. 358, 395 ; *Cuv. and Val., xviii, p 35. 
„ bimucronata, McClell., Ind. Cyp„ pp. 304, 435, pi. 51 , fig. 4, (from H. B.’s MS.) 
„ ocellata, McClell., 1. e. pp. 304, 436, pi. 51, fig. 6, (from H. B.’s MS.) 
Nemacheilus botia , Giintlier, Catal. vii, p. 349 ; Day, P. Z. S., 1869, p. 382. 
Bil-turi, Assam ; Soon-da-lee, Panj. 
B. III. D. 3/11, P. 11, V. 8, A. 2/5, C. 17. 
Height of body 1/G of the total length. Pre-orbital has in some 
specimens a projection which is moveable below the orbit, (N. lotia), whilst 
hi others it is entirely concealed by the skin (N. Ultimo). Colours, greyish, 
with from 12 to 14 short bars on the lateral line, and a number of irregular 
blotches above it. Dorsal fin spotted ; caudal with about seven irregular 
bars, and a black ocellus on the upper portion of the base of the fin. 
JJal. Throughout India, except its most southern portion. 
The Colitis scalurigina, McClell., described from one of H. B.’s draw- 
ings may he this species, badly delineated, the ocellus at the base of the 
caudal and the bars on that fin not being distinctly shown. 
