114 INDIAN FRESH- WATER FISHES. 



GENUS ACANTHOPHTHALMUS. 



Char. Barbels six. A small, double, erectile spine 

 beneath the eye. Dorsal fin commences considerably 

 behind the ventrals. Caudal fin square cut. 



1. Acanthophthalmus pangia. 



Hab. Assam and Bengal. 



Char. Dorsal rays 8. Colour light cinnamon, with- 

 out marks or bands. 



We have now completed the large family of the 

 Cyprinidse. 



We will proceed next to the Clupeidse, or Herring 

 family, as they are nearly related to the Cyprinidse. 



