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Show 1869.] SURGEON F. D A Y O N INDIAN FISHES. 557 be •§. A second specimen, 20 inches long, from Sikkim, presented by Dr. Jerdon, differs iu the head being f of the length of the body. I think this species may eventually prove to be only a variety of Barbus mosal, Ham. Buch. BARBUS (PUNTIUS) MACULARIUS. Systomus macularius, Blyth, J. A. S. of Bengal, 1860, p. 159. B.iii. D. 3/8. P.15. A. 3/5. C.19. L. 1.33. L.tr.f- Length of head \ of the total length. Height of body \, of osseous dorsal ray \ of the total length. Eyes. Diameter 3 of length of head, 1 diameter from end of snout, 1 diameter apart. Fins. Dorsal arises midway between the anterior margin of the orbit and the base of the caudal fin; its third ray is osseous, and strongly serrated. Caudal emarginate in its posterior fourth. Scales, Four rows between the lateral line and base of the ventral fin. Colours. Silvery, each scale with a black spot at its base ; the upper margin of the eye likewise black. Two specimens, 4g inches long, but in rather a bad state, exist in the collection. They were presented by Major Berdmore, who collected them in the Sitang river. BARBUS (PUNTIUS) UNIMACULATUS. Systomus unimaculatus, Blyth, J. A. S. of Bengal, 1860, p. 159. B.iii. D. 3/8. P. 11. V. 8. A. 2/5. C.19. L. 1. 24. L. tr. g. Length of head f, height of body ^ of the total length. Eyes. Diameter ^ of length of head, 1 diameter from eud of snout, 1 diameter apart. Mouth small, extending half the distance to below the orbit. No barbels. Fins. Dorsal commences midway between the snout and base of caudal fin ; its third ray is osseous, weak, and smooth. Lateral line commences to become imperceptible opposite the posterior extremity of the dorsal fin. Colours. Silvery, a black mark at the base of each dorsal ray. A number of fry up to lft- inch exist in the collection ; they were received from Tenasserim. Whether it is safe to found a species on such materials must be open to question, as the specimens would evidently have grown to a larger size. CARASSIUS AURATUS. " The home of the Gold Carp or Goldfish is China and its islands and Japan," observes Dr. Giinther (Cat. of Fishes, vii. p. 32); but it has a more extended range I find from examining the collection of fishes brought by Dr. J. Anderson, who accompanied the late expedition through Burmah to China. Some specimens were taken in the Irrawaddi above Mandalay, showing it to be an inhabitant of |