﻿314 GANGETic FISHES. Older V. 



which the three first are undivided, and closely united, the se- 

 cond being longer than the first, and shorter than the third ; 

 the others are branched, and the last of them divided to the 

 root. The fin of the tail has nineteen distinct rays, besides 

 short compacted ones. 



48th Species. — Cyprinus ticto. Plate VIII. Fig. 87. 



An opaque Ct/prinus of the Puntius kind, with one black 

 spot on the lateral line above each pectoral fin, and another 

 near the end of the tail ; and with the back fin spotted, and its 

 second ray indented behind. 



The Ticto ( Tikto sophore) resembles strongly in form the 

 Sophore, but wants the golden mark on the gill-covers, and sel- 

 dom is found above two inches long. I found it in the south- 

 east parts of Bengal. The colour above is green, with a gloss 

 of silver, and the latter colour occupies entirely the belly. 

 The fins are pale-green, and, in old individuals, the dorsal, 

 anal, and ventral fins are slightly stained with red ; the dorsal 

 is marked with two rows of dark spots. The eyes are silver, 

 with a faint yellow mark before and behind. The spots on the 

 sides are large, well defined, and deep black. 



The head is blunt, short, rather narrower than the body, and 

 devoid oi^ tendrils. The mouth is small, and rather low, and de- 

 scends obliquely. The Jaws are almost devoid of lips, and the 

 under is rather the shorter. There is scarcely any tongue. 

 The palate is smooth. The nostrils are in the middle between 

 the eyes and jaw. The eyes are high up, convex, and large. 

 The gill-covers are rounded behind, each consisting of two 

 plates, and concealing half of its membrane. 



The back, from the commencement of the fin to the end of 



the nose, forms a slight arch, with a rounded edge : from the 



commencement of the fin to the end of the tail is a concavity. 



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