class pisces. 379 



Gobio, Cuv., 



Have the dorsal and anal short, without spines to 

 either, and some barbels. 



We have a species with the fins picked out with 

 brown, which, notwithstanding its smallness, is es- 

 teemed for its excellent flavour, Cypr. gobio, L. El. 8. 

 f. 2. It lives in companies in our fresh waters, and 

 seldom exceeds eight inches in length l . 



Tinca, Cuv. 



Unite to the characters of gobio that of having but 

 very small scales ; their barbels are also very small. 



We have one, Cypr. tinea, L. Bl. 14. (the common 

 tench), short and thick, of a yellowish brown, which 

 is good only in certain waters, and which sometimes 

 assumes a fine golden colour. {Cypr. tinea auratus, 

 Bl. 25.) It prefers stagnant waters for its habitation. 



Cirrhinus, Cub. 



Have the dorsal larger than gobio, and their barbies 

 on the middle of the upper lip 2 . 



There are also barbi in India, such as Cypr. calbasu, Buch., 

 Fishes of the Ganges, pi. xi. f. 33. ; C. cucsa, Id. pi. iii. f. 77. ; C. 

 Daniconius, Id. xv. 89. ; C. kunama, Russel 204. ; C. morula, 

 Buch. xviii. 91. ; C. gonhes, ib. iv. 82. ; C. Rohila, ib. xxxvi. 85. ; 

 and many others which we shall describe in our Ichthyology. We 

 even have some from America. 



1 Add Cypr. capoeta, Guldenst. Nov. Comm. Petrop. xvii. pi. 

 xviii. f. 12.; C. curmuca, Buchan. Voy. to the Mysore, iii. pi. 

 xxx. ; C. bendelcsis, Id. ib. pi. xxxii. 



2 Cypr. cirrhosus, Bl. 411. C. mrigala, Buch. pi. vi. f. 19. C. 

 nandina, Id. viii. 84. ? 



