﻿320 GANGETic FISHES. Older V. 



55th Species. — Cyprinus gelius. 



A yellowish diaphanous Cyprinus of the Puntius kind, with 

 the gill-covers, the membrane covering the viscera, and a lon- 

 gitudinal stripe along the spine, all of a silver colour ; with se- 

 veral large spots on each side ; and with the second ray of the 

 back fin indented behind. 



The Gelius (Geli pungfi) I found in the ponds and ditches 

 of the north-east parts of Bengal, where it grows to about two 

 inches in length. It is deep in the make, and protuberant on 

 the back. On the sides are scattered several large spots. The 

 back fin is yellowish, with a black spot at its root, as has also 

 each ventral : the anal is spotted at the lower part. 



The head is of a moderate size, and without tendrils. The 

 mouth descends obliquely from the extremity of the head, and 

 is small. There are no lips. The eyes are large and high. 



The back slopes from the fin with a rounded edge. The la- 

 teral line runs straight above the middle of the side. The scales 

 ai*e large and dotted. 



The back fin has ten rays, of which the first is short and 

 closely united to the second, which, like it, is undivided ; the 

 others are branched. The pectoral fins are low, shorter than 

 the head, and sharp above, with rays so slender that 1 cannot 

 ascertain their number. Each ventral fin has nine rays : the 

 anal has eight, of which the three first are undivided and close- 

 ly united, the second being longer than the first, and shorter 

 than the third : the others are branched. 



56tli Species. — Cyprinus canius. 

 A reddish diaphanous Cyprinus of the Puntius kind, with 

 the gill-covers, and the membranes covering the viscera and 

 spine, like silver ; with several large black spots on each side ; 

 and with the second ray of the back fin indented behind. 



