INDIAN CYPRINID &. 303 
a SuB-Gen.—COBITIS Proprta. 
Cuar. Caudal entire, large, and ornamented as well as the dorsal 
with bars or spots; prevailing colour of the body various shades of brown, 
disposed in more or less dense nebulz. 
Oss. Air vessel small, oval, bony, and placed over the pharynx. The 
stomach is small and a little curved so as to bring its lower orifice in front 
of the organ when empty; in this state the intestine extends straight 
to the vent, but when the stomach is distended the intestine forms a few 
short serpentine turns. The first five apices have double suborbitar spines 
on either side, except otherwise stated. 
spec: C. oculaia, t. 51. f.:1. 8 
C. gongota, Buch. P. G. 351. 
Orbits raised above the frontals, pupils small and vertical, 
pectorals and ventrals round, branchial membrane, large and 
attached behind to the base of the pectorals. D.11:P.10: V.7: 
AG CAG, 
Has. Assam, and the northern parts of Bengal. 
Spec. C. cucura, Buch. t. 51. f. 2.8 
Clouded with black along the lateral line, all the fins but 
the anal rounded. D.9: P.9: V.6: A.7: C.15. 
Has. Northern parts of Bengal. 
Spec. C. guntea, Buch. t. 51. f. 3.6 
Two nebulous stripes on the sides, the lateral line copper 
colour, D.8'P.8: V7: A:7 : C17. 
Has. Bengal and Assam. 
