1872.] F. Day — Monograph of Indian Cyprinidce. 185 
obtuse, the pro-orbital (in the adult) ending posteriorly in a free blunt pro- 
cess. Width of head two-thirds of its length. Free portion of tail as high 
as long. Barbels elongated, the internal rostral pair reaching to the eye, the 
external to the middle of the orbit, and the maxillary to beyond its hind 
margin. Fins ; dorsal commences somewhat in advance of the ventrals, and 
in the adult midway between the snout and the base of the caudal, but in 
the immature nearer to the former ; the pectoral reaches to above the ven- 
tral, and the anal when laid flat extends to the root of the caudal, which 
last is forked in its last fourth with sharp lobes. Scales, very distinct. 
Lateral line, ceases opposite the posterior end of the base of the dorsal. 
Colours, light, with a green tinge and destitute of marks on tho body in the 
mature, but in the young there is a row of seven or eight dark blotches 
along the middle of the body as wide as the ground colour, whilst superiorly 
there are intermediate blotches extending downwards from the back. Fins 
and the barbels of a deep orange colour, a dark ocellus at the base of the 
upper caudal lobe, and 5 or 6 7 shaped bars on tho tail. Several rows of 
black spots along the dorsal fin. A dark streak from the eye down the 
snout. 
Sab. — Jabbalpur, specimens obtained in September 18/1 were full 
of ova. 
9. Nemachehtis ioxpicota. 
Scliistura mpicola, McClell., J. A. S. of B., vii, pi. pi. 65, fig. 8, and Ind. Cyp. 
pp. 309, pi. 57, fig. 3. 
Colitis rapeouXa, *Cnv. and Val., xviii, p. 10. 
Nemachilus rupecula, Gunther, vii, p. 351. 
33. III. D. JL, P. 10, V. 7, A. 2/5, C. 17. 
Length of head 1/5, of caudal 1/5 to 1/6, height of body 1/5 to 1/6 of 
the total length. Byes small, diameter 1/7 of the length of the head and 
situated in the middle of its length, or more anteriorly in young specimens. 
Head, broad, depressed. Barbels, short but stout. Fins ; dorsal commences 
midway between the posterior margin of the orbit and the base of the 
caudal fin. Pectoral reaches above half way to the root of the ventral ; 
caudal with rounded lobes in the adult, more pointed in the young. Free 
portion of tho tail as deep as long. Scales, minute. Colours ; eleven to 
seventeen vertical brown bands, each from as wide to three times as broad as 
the buff interspaces. Caudal with a black band at its base, and four or five 
irregular bars. Dorsal with a black base and a black mark between its two 
first rays, the fin also spotted with black, the other fins with badly marked 
bands. 
Jlah. — Bengal, N. W. Provinces, Panjab, Assam, and the Himalayas j 
attaining 3J inches in length. 
