﻿336 GANGETic FISHES. Order V. 



are very low, shorter than the head, and sharp above. The 

 ventral fins are shorter than the pectorals : the first and last 

 rays of each are undivided, and the intermediate ones branch- 

 ed. The anal fin slopes backward, and its rays are like those 

 on the back. The tail fin consists of two lobes, the under one 

 being rather the longest, and contains nineteen distinct rays, 

 besides several short compacted ones. 



72d Species. — Cyprinus hoalius. 



A Cyprinus of the Cabdio kind, with nine rays in the dorsal 

 fin, ten in the anal, and nine in each ventral ; with one lateral 

 line on each side ; and with the belly silver-coloured. 



The Hoalius (Hayali) is found in the Atreyi, and other 

 rivers in the northern parts of Bengal, and grows to about six 

 inches in length. It has some affinity to the Leusiscus or Dace, 

 and Dobula, but is smaller. The description I took was very 

 imperfect. 



The form is much compressed, straightish above, and pro- 

 minent below. The colours are above green, and below sil- 

 ver. 



The head is small. The jaxsy* are equal in length. 



The lateral line is bent parallel to the edge of the belly. 



The fin of the tail is divided into two lobes. 



73d Species. — Cyprinus borelio. 



A Cyprinus of the Cabdio kind, with nine rays in the dorsal, 

 eleven in the anal fin, and eight in each ventral ; with two la- 

 teral lines on each side ; and with the belly yellow. 



In the Gangetic provinces the Borelio (Boreli) is a pretty 

 common fish, and grows to about four inches in length. 



The form is long and compressed. The colour above is sil- 



