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Show 372 SURGEON F. DAY ON INDIAN FISHES. [May 26, The Crossocheilus reba, H. B., exists in the Wynaad and Canara rivers. BARBUS (BARBODES) JERDONI, sp. nov. B. iii. D. 3/9. P. 17. V. 9. C. 19. L. 1. 28. L. tr. 6/4. Length of head •£-, of caudal ^, height of body \ of the total length. Eyes. Diameter \ of length of head, 1 diameter from end of snout. Body compressed, a considerable rise to the base of the dorsal fin. The maxilla extends to under the anterior margin of the orbit. Four thin barbels, the maxillary pair as long as the orbit, the rostral a little shorter. Fins. Dorsal arises midway between the snout and the base of the caudal; its third ray is entire, osseous, weak, not enlarged, and as long as the head without the snout. Caudal forked. Scales. Four rows between the lateral line and the ventral fin. Colours. Silvery; fins tipped with black. Hab. Mangalore. BARBUS (BARBODES) PULCHELLUS, sp. nov. B.iii. D. 4/9. P. 17. V. 10. A. 3/6. C.19. L.1.30. L.tr. 6/5-J. Length of head •§, of caudal \, height of body f-, of dorsal fin f of the total length. Eyes. Diameter f- of length of head, 1 \ diameter from the end of the snout. There is a very gradual rise from the snout to the base of the dorsal fin. Interorbital space nearly flat. The anterior two-thirds of tbe praeorbital covered with large mucous pores. Four fine barbels, the maxillary pair being the longest, equalling one-third of the length of the head. Mouth of moderate width. Teeth pharyngeal, crooked, pointed, 4, 3, 2/2, 3, 4. Fins. Dorsal arising slightly anterior to the ventral and rather nearer to the snout than the base of the caudal fin; its upper border is concave, it is two-thirds the height of the body, its last undivided ray being weak, smooth, and articulated. Anal of moderate size. Caudal deeply forked. Scales. Four rows between the lateral line and the base of the ventral fin. Lateral line nearly straight. Colours. Deep grey, with darker bases to each scale. A black band runs from the eye to the centre of the base of the caudal fin. Hab. I received one stuffed specimen, 17| inches long, from Mr. Thomas, OS., who found the species frequenting the inland streams. BARBUS (BARBODES) MOSAL, H. Buch. Mahseer. Dr. Giinther, in his 'Catalogue of Fishes,' vol. vii. p. 130, places the B. tor, H. B., as one of the synonyms of the B. mosal, H. B. |