﻿Cypritms. gangetic fishes. S47 



trict. It differs from the description of the Laiius in waiitino- 

 the tendrils, and the first ray of the dorsal fin. 



85th Species. — Cyprinus sucatio. 



A Cyprinus of the Garra kind, without tendrils ; with the 

 pectoral fins rounded ; with the sides clouded with dots ; and 

 witii nine rays in the dorsal, and seven in the anal fin. 



This fish, both in form and colour, has a strong resemblance 

 to many of the genus Cobitis, but wants tendrils. It is found 

 in the rivers of Northern Bengal, and grows to about three 

 inches long. The back is rather protuberant. Above the 

 colour is greenish, with scattered dots ; on the sides these are 

 collected into clouds, and below the body is whitish and dia- 

 phanous. The fins of the back, breast, and tail, are dotted. 

 The eyes are brown, with a narrow golden circle round the 

 pupil. 



The head is blunt, short, depressed, dotted, and as thick as 

 the body. The nose extends beyond the mouth, which is small 

 and transverse. The jaws protrude in opening, and have 

 fleshy lips. The eyes are far back on the sides of the head, 

 and are globular. The apertures of the gills are much smaller 

 than usual in this genus. I cannot observe any rays in the 

 membranes of the gill-covers. 



The back is more prominent than the belly, and has a con- 

 vex ridge. The belly is flat. The tail ends almost in a point. 

 The lateral line runs straight below the middle of the side. 

 The vent is nearly in the middle. The scales are large, adhere 

 firmly, and are marked with lines diverging from the centre. 



The dorsal fin is before the middle, slopes backward, and 

 contains nine rays, of which the first is short, and, like the 

 second, is undivided ; the others are branched, and the last is 

 divided to the root. The pectoral fins are near each other, and 



