﻿356 GANGETic FISHES. Order V. 



than below. The whole is devoid of scales, and of a yellow co- 

 lour, with transverse black bars running obliquely backward on 

 the sides. One of the bars passes through the eye, which is 

 black, with a gold-coloured ring round the pupil. The fins are 

 yellow, with two black spots on that of the tail. 



The head is half oval, sloping downward above, sharp, and 

 not wider than the body. The prickle below each eye is divid- 

 ed to the root into two. Two tendrils proceed from the corners 

 of the mouth, four from the end of the nose, and two from un- 

 der the chin. The mouth is circular, withja?vs that protrude in 

 opening, the under one ending in a hard point. Each nostril 

 has two apertures. Each membrane of the gill-covers has three 

 rays. 



The back is arched and round-edged. There is no lateral 

 line. 



The fin of the back, which is near its middle, and slopes be- 

 hind, has twelve rays. The pectoral fins are much smaller than 

 the head, and rounded : each contains thirteen rays. The ven- 

 tral fins are rather larger, and each has nine rays. The anal fin 

 has seven. The fin of the tail is divided into two sharp lobes. 



8th Species. — Cobitis balgara. 



A Cobitis with prickles below the eyes ; with eight tendrils ; 

 and with the body spotted. 



The Balgara is found in the Kosi river, and grows to about 

 two inches in length. The form is a little compressed, and sharp 

 before ; and the tail is like a wedge. The whole is devoid of 

 scales, and above is of a pale olive colour, with many darker 

 dotted spots, and below is silvery. The spots on the back are 

 oblong, and transverse ; on the sides they are irregular. The 

 fins of the back and tail are variegated. 



The head is half oval, sloping above, and nan-ower than the 



