﻿Cyprinus. gangetic fishes. 319 



pectoral, ventral, and tail fins, are glassy ; the dorsal and anal 

 are deep yellow. The eyes are silver. 



The lateral line is indistinct. The scales are large. 



The dorsal fin has nine rays, of which the first is undivided. 

 Each pectoral fin has twelve rays, each ventral eight, and the 

 anal six. The lobes of the tail fin are equal and sharp. 



54th Species. — Cyprinus phutunio. 



A somewhat diaphanous Cyprinus of the Puntius kind, with 

 five black spots on each side ; and with the second ray of the 

 back fin indented behind. 



The Phutunio ( Phutuni pungthi ) I found in the ponds of the 

 north-east of Bengal. It strongly resembles the next describ- 

 ed species, the Gelius, so that I have not taken a very particu- 

 lar description. 



The Phutunio is deep in the make, and except the gill-covers 

 and membrane covering the viscera, which are silver coloured^ 

 the whole animal is slightly diaphanous. On each side are two 

 long black spots placed with their longest axis vertical ; and, 

 besides these, there are three other spots, which appear as if 

 deeply seated, and as if they were seen through the skin. The 

 fin of the back is spotted, and the ventrals are red. 



There are no tendrils. The mouth is very small. 



The hack, from the fin to the head, slopes more rapidly than 

 any other of the Puntius kind. The lateral lines are very faint. 

 The scales are large. 



The dorsal fin contains ten rays, of which the second is undi- 

 vided and indented behind. Each pectoral fin seems to have 

 only nine rays, but of this number I am not certain. Each ven- 

 tral fin has only eight rays. That behind the vent has seven. 



