﻿308 GANGETic FISHES. Order V. 



with the jaws nearly equal ; with the under lip erect, and 

 smooth-edged ; and with pale fins. 



I have little or no doubt that this is the same with the 

 Kunamoo of Dr Russell, (Indian Fishes, No. 24,) although he 

 mentions two small bony rays before the largest one, while I 

 have noticed only one ; and, although he reckons nine rays in 

 the anal fin, while I reckon eight, he considering as two dis- 

 tinct rays what I call one divided to the root. 



The Sarana would also appear to have a considerable affini- 

 ty with the Cyprinus chalybeus of Walbaum, (see his edition of 

 Artedi, Vol. II. page 24,) which I suppose is the same with 

 the Cyprinus hulatmai of La Cepede, (Hist, des Poissons, Tome 

 V. page 490,) and is a fish of the Caspian Sea, which may 

 readily, however, be distinguished from our Indian kind by 

 the great comparative length of the upper jaw, and by the 

 redness of the anal fin. 



The Sarana sometimes grows to the length of two feet, and 

 is pretty common in the ponds and rivers of India. It is a 

 beautiful fish, but not much valued for eating. The natives of 

 Bengal class it with the following division, calling it Sarana 

 pungti, and, in shape and proportion of scales, it has no doubt 

 a considerable resemblance ; but then it exceeds the fishes of 

 that division vastly in size, and wants those bright well de- 

 fined marks of colour by which the others are distinguished. 

 It is of an oblong, but rather deep form, compressed, but 

 rather thick make, and rather more protuberant on the back 

 than below. The colour is green and silver, the middle of the 

 scales being green, and the edges silver ; but towards the back 

 the green greatly prevails, while the scales there are dotted on 

 the middle ; and towards the belly the silver is entirely predo- 

 minant. The head has a purple gloss. The fins are without 

 spots. The eyes are silver-coloured. 



