﻿294 GANGETic FISHES. Order V. 



ed, and the last of them is divided to the root. The tail fin is 

 shghtly divided into two lobes, or rather ends almost in a cres- 

 cent. 



35th Species. — Cyprinus curmuca. Buchanan's Journey to 

 Mysore, &c. Vol. III. p. 334, Plate XXX. 



A proper Cyprinus, with two tendrils ; with eleven rays in the 

 fin of the back, and eight in that behind the vent ; with mode- 

 rate sized scales ; with callous tubercles on the head ; and with 

 the thii'd ray of the dorsal fin smooth behind. 



This and the following species have a very great resemblance 

 to the Cyprinus cirrhosus of Bloch, {Ichth. Tome XII. p. 43, 

 PI. CCCCXI. ;) but the callosities of the head are neither men- 

 tioned in Bloch's description, nor represented in his figure. 



The Curmuca is found in the fresh water rivers of the south 

 of India, and sometimes reaches three feet in length. It is of 

 an oblong compressedybrm, shaped like the head of a lance, and 

 is of a dusky green above and of a silver colour below. 



The head is small and oval. Near the upper jaw are scat- 

 tered many small callous projecting tubercles. The tendrils 

 are minute, one at each corner of the mouth, which is small, 

 and a little below the extremity of the nose, and extends 

 straight backwards. The jaws protrude much in opening ; the 

 under one is the shortest. The lips are smooth-edged, and the 

 under one is erect, while the upper has a small bone on each 

 side. There is scarcely any tongue. Across the middle of 

 the palate is suspended a membranous veil. The nostrils are 

 near the eyes, which are high, of a good size, flat, and round, 

 with circular pupils. The gill-covers are rounded behind, and 

 each contains three bony plates, which do not conceal their 

 membranes. 



The body is covered with moderate sized scales, which ad- 



