2. Salmostoma bacaila (Hamilton, 1822) 1822. Cyprinus bacaila, Hamilton-Buchannan, Fishes of Ganges, pages 265-384 (Type –locality: Gangetic provinces). 2013. Salmophasia bacaila, Ahmed et.al. Biodiversity of hill stream fishes in Bangladesh, Zootaxa, 3700 (no. 2): 283-292. Common name: Large razor belly minnow. Material examined: 6 exs, Vatrak stream near Jethola Village, Dungarpur, Rajasthan, 15.iii.2014, coll. H. S. Banyal, Reg No. V/3178. Diagnostic characters: D ii-iii 7; A iii 10-13; P i 11-1-2; Vi 8. Body elongate and strongly compressed. Mouth oblique; dorsal fin inserted well in advance of anal fin. Gill rakers 17 to 21 on first arch, Scales very small; lateral line slightly decurved, with 86 to 110, silvery scales. Coloration: Upper side grey-green in life, generally silvery; a broad, lustrous white-green band along margin.Fins hyaline. Geographical distribution: Widely distributed in India, inhabits plains and sub-montane regions. Remarks: This species is a surface feeder and is regarded as a useful larvivorous fish.

Published as part of Banyal, Harinder Singh & Kumar, Sanjeev, 2017, Fish diversity of the Vatrak stream, Sabarmati River system, Rajasthan, pp. 214 in Records of the Zoological Survey of India 117 (3) on page 214, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v117/i3/2017/120965, http://zenodo.org/record/10956032