G02 PHYSOSTOMI. 



the origin of tlic dorsal. Lower lobe of caudal the longer. Scales— moderately deciduous, they extend 

 forwards to opposite the suborbital ring of bones : there is a slight elevation along the centre of each : -5^ rows 

 between the lateral-line and the base of the ventral fin. Colours— silvery, with a burnished silvery band along 

 the side. Cheeks tinged with pink. r. • i ■ i 



Habitat.— liahore, in the Ravi river, also the Indus in Sind. It attains at least 2i inches m length. 



7. Chela phulo, Plate CLIII, fig. 1. 



Cyprbms 'phuh, Ham. Buch. Fish. Ganges, pp. 262, 38-i ; Cuv. and Val. xvi, p. 4.57. 



Opmrius albidus, McClelland, Ind. Cyp. pp. 296, 416, pi. 48, fig. 10. 



Chela Owenii, Sykes, Trans. Zool. Soc. 1841, p. 361, pi. 63, fig. 1. 



Leuciscus phida, Bleeker, Beng. p. 68. 



Leiiciscus Oivenii, Bleeker, 1. c. 



Pelecus Oivenii, Jerdon, M. J. L. and S. 1849, p. 328. 



Chela phulo, Giinther, Catal. vii, p. 334 ; Day, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1869, p. 381. 



Phul chela, Beng. ; Dunvahree, Hind. ; Tuok and Buny-lca-charl, Punj. ; Muk-ka, Smd. ; Sel-honah, 

 Assam. 



B. iii, D. 9(1-), P. 13, V. 9, A. 18-19(i|:|^), C. 19, L. 1. 80-87, L. tr. I2-I.5/6. 



Length of head 6i, of pectoral 5, of caudal 5, height of body ^ to 5 in the total length. %es— diameter 

 3i in length of head, 1/2 a diameter from end of snout, 1 diameter apart. Abdominal profile cutting 

 behind the base of the pectoral fin. Third suborbital bone nearly as deep as the uncovered portion of the 

 cheek below it. The maxilla extends to under the front margin of the orbit. The thoracic edge is not 

 supported by the dilated bones of the forearm. J'wis— dorsal commences midway between the posterior 

 extremity of the orbit and the posterior extremity of the caudal fin, and opposite the origin of the anal. Caudal 

 deeply forked, lower lobe the longer. Lateral-line— cmvQS. gently do^vnwards. Cu/oi(fs- silvery, with a bright 

 silvery lateral band. 



There is a variety in Upper Assam with more rows of scales along the lateral-line, 100-110, and rather a 



more pointed head. 



Habitat.— Assum, Bengal, Orissa, Central India and the Deccan as far southwards as the Tamboodra and 

 Kistna rivers ; attaining 5 inches or more in length. 



8. Chela boopis, Plate CLII, fig 4. 



/ Leiiciscus acinaces, Cuv. and Val. xvii, p. 347 (not pi. 509). 



Chela boopis, Day, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1873, p. 708. 



B. iii, D. 9-10( V), P- 15, V. 9, A. 14-1.5(x|:iT), C. 21, L. 1. 38-40, L. tr. 6-6|/3. 



Length of head 5i to 5^ of caudal 5^, height of body 5 to -H in the total length, i/f/es— diameter 2| 

 to 3 in the° length of the head, 3/4 of a diameter from the end of snout and also apart. Cleft of the mouth 

 extends to beneath the front edge of the orbit. Suborbital ring of bones almost covers the cheek. The dilated 

 bones of the forearm do not support the thoracic edge, which is not sharp. FiKS— dorsal commences slightly 

 in advance of the anal, but extends to over it. Caudal deeply forked. Lateral-line— 2 to 2i rows of scales 

 between it and the base of the ventral fin : 22 to 24 rows before the dorsal fin. Co^owrs— silvery, with a 

 burni.shed lateral band : dorsal caudal, and anal edged with black. 



This difl'ers from C. argentea, in having fewer scales, a larger eye and less deeply cleft mouth. 



Habit at. —South Canara and ? Mysore ; attaining at least 5 inches in length. 



9. Chela clupeoides. 



Cyprinus clupeoides, Bloch, xii, p. 49, t. 408, fig. 2. 



Clupea cyprinoides, Bloch, Schn. Syst. Ich. p. 427. 



Chela balookee and .'' tefkaree, Sykes, Trans. Zool. Soc. ii, p. 360, 362. 



Leuciscus clupeoides and Lussumieri, Cuv. and Val. xvii, p. 342. pi. iJ'Jb. 



Leuciscus belookee and ? teekaree, Bleeker, Beng. p. 68. 



Pelecus affinis, Jerdon, M. J. L. and S. 1849, p. 327. 



? Perilami-ms teekanee, Jerdon, 1. c. \i. 326. 



Chela clupeoides, Gunther, Catal. vii, p. 333. 



Netteli. Tam. 



B. iii, D. 9(f), P. 13, V. 9, A. 13-l.j(y^^-3), C. 19, L. 1. 80-93, L. tr. 12-15/6. 



Length of head 5-i- to 5|, of caudal 5^ to 6|-, height of body 5^* in the total length. %es— diameter 

 4 in the length of head, 1 diameter from end of snout, 3/4 of a diameter apart. A well developed knob on 

 symphysis : suborbital ring of bones wide, the third 4/5 as deep as the uncovered portion of the cheek below 

 it. Thorax, which has a smooth edge, is not supported by any dilated bones of the forearm. Teeth — 

 pharyngeal, 5, 4, 2/2, 4, 5. Fins— dovsal situated in the posterior 2/5 of the body, and 1/2 in advance of the 



* In some badly noiirished cxiimjiles I Imvc seen the lieiglit of tlie liu.ly mjy cqna! to TJ in the total length. Such are 

 common ut Madras in the diity Cooiii rher. 



