Smithsonian miscellaneous collections . Fig. 97.—Barilius bola. After Day. trout. The misapplication of the name is less glaring than manyof the misnomers to be met, for the fish has an outline, mouth, ar-rangement of fins, and spots not very unlike those of a trout. Ofcourse the likeness is entirely superficial and a little attention revealsthe fact that differences innumerable exist. Even the color is quiteunlike that of any trout, the spots being rather large, bluish, and intwo or more rows. ?>l^ SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS [vol. 48 The bola, according to Day, is a native of Or
Smithsonian miscellaneous collections . Fig. 97.—Barilius bola. After Day. trout. The misapplication of the name is less glaring than manyof the misnomers to be met, for the fish has an outline, mouth, ar-rangement of fins, and spots not very unlike those of a trout. Ofcourse the likeness is entirely superficial and a little attention revealsthe fact that differences innumerable exist. Even the color is quiteunlike that of any trout, the spots being rather large, bluish, and intwo or more rows. ?>l^ SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS [vol. 48 The bola, according to Day, is a native of Orissa, Bengal,Northwest Provinces, Assam, and Burma, where it is most at homein clear streams with stony bed. Its average weight is aboutthree-quarters of a pound, and the maximum near five are taken with the fly, and likewise with small spinning bait;a small phantom is very good bait to use. A hooked fish will. Fig. 98.—Nuria danrica. After Day. jump repeatedly out of the water and dash about in a perfect frenzyand is game to the last. Another remarkable oriental type is the genus Nuria, also a repre-sentative of the group Danionince distinguished by the inferior posi-tion behind of the lateral line which runs nearer the lower edge; thedorsal is also farther back and little in advance of the anal. Nuria isfurther distinguished, not only from the other species of Danionines,but from all other Cyprinids, by the very long maxillary barbelswhich are quite as prolonged as those of an ordinary catfish. TheNuria danrica is a fish which attains five inches in length and
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