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Show 296 MR. F. DAY ON INDIAN FISHES. [Mar. 14, BARILIUS (PACHYSTOMUS) COCOA, Buch. Ham. B.iii. D. 2/7. P. 13. V. 9. A. 2/7. C. 18. L.l.42. L.tr. 9/3. Length of specimens to 5 inches. The existence of a short pair of nasal, and a second pair of maxillary cirri about equally long was very apparent. Having captured an identical fish at Kurnool, I have but little doubt that it is Buchanan Hamilton's fish, with which it exactly agrees. Hab. Bowany River, where, however, it is not common. PARADANIO AUROLINEATUS, Day. Poarah cunjoo candee, Tam. B.iii. D.-n^. P.14. V.7. A. ,-A-. C. ID. L.1.35. L.tr.7/2. 11 -12 lo-10 ' Length of specimens to 4-j^j- inches. The coloration differs slightly from the Malabar species, in that here there are some irregular vertical yellow lines on the fore part of the body, and the blue between the yellow lines and the opercular spot is less distinct. The lower half of the dorsal fin is also darker. Hab. Billicul, where it was imported and breeds ; also the Bowany aud Seegoor Rivers. Some were placed in the Ootacamund Lake. It grows to about 6 inches in length. PARADAVNIO NEILGHERRIENSIS, sp. nov. Cowlie, Tam. B.iii. D.^. P. 15. V. 10. A. 2/10. C. 20. L.1.35. L.tr. 9J2. Vert. £ Length of specimens up to 3§ inches. Length of head f, of pectoral ^, of base of dorsal J, of base of anal |, of caudal |- of the total length. Height of head fa, of body +, of dorsal g, of anal § of the total length. Eyes. Diameter -l- of length of head, 1| diameter apart, f of a diameter from end of snout. Profile more convex on the ventral than it is on the dorsal aspect. Body compressed. Cleft of mouth extending to under the anterior margin of the orbit, with the lower jaw directed rather upwards, and having a slight knob at its termination, so that when the mouth is closed it forms the anterior end of the fish. Nostrils at anterior superior angle of the orbit, nearer to it than to the end of the snout, and divided from each other by a membranous valve. Fins. The dorsal commences midway between the snout and the middle of the caudal fin, and opposite the posterior third of the ventral, extending to above the fourth anal ray. Caudal emarginate in its posterior fourth. Anterior ends of dorsal and anal fins the highest. Scales of medium size ; none over the bases of dorsal or anal fins, but a few over the caudal. Lateral line commencing from the upper posterior margin of the |
