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in the dorsal, 12 in the pectoral, and 8 rays in the anai fia. 



Length about 4 inches, height TVths of an incli. 

 Excellent eating. Found abundantly in the Beema river near 



Pairgaon. 

 Chel. Teekanee, Sykes. A small Chela, Avith nearly straight 



back ; snout on the continuation of the line of the back ; 



belly arched; with 10 rays in the dorsal, 12 in the pectoral, 



and 14 in the anai fins. Length 2\ inches, height -į inch. 

 Found in the Beema. 



Chel. Alkootee, Sykes. An elongated, silver-white, slightly 

 compressed, minute Chela, with the dorsal fin of about 8 

 rays, very far back ; ventral of about 7, and anai of about 10 

 rays, \vith burnished silver gili covers and black orbits ; 

 rarely more than an inch long, and not much thicker than 

 a good-sized crow quill. 



This very beautiful fish has a sweet flavour. 



Leuciscus, Klein. First division. The dorsal situated a little behind 

 the centre of the back, above the space betvveen the ventral 

 and anai fins. 

 Leuc. Morar, Cyprinus Morar, Buchanan Hamilton. A Leu- 

 ciscus allied to Chela, but \vith the dorsal fin a little behind 

 the centre of the back, vpith 8 rays in each ventral fin, 1 2 in 

 the anai, and 10 in the dorsal, and with the edge of the 

 belly smooth. Length 4-į inches ; height iV- 

 DifFers slightly from Buchanan Hamilton's L. Morar. 



Leuc. Sandkhol, Sykes. A Leuciscus, Avith nearly cylindrical 

 body ; dorsal fin of 12 rays, pectoral of 14, and ventral of 10 

 rays; gibbous head; 8 to 10 inches long by 1-į- to 2 inches 

 high ; eyes 'vvith ■vvhitish naiT0w irides. The dorsal in this 

 fish is situated a little before the centre of the back. 



Found in the Goreh river at KuUumb. 



Leuc. Chitul, Sykes. A Leuciscus, with 14 rays in the dorsal, 

 14 in the pectoral, and 8 in the anai fins ; of a reddish grey 

 colour, and rounded head. Sub-cylindrical, Length about 5 

 inches, height 1-į- inch. 



Found in the Inderanee river near Chalcun. 



It being found impracticable to arrange, in any of the sub-genera 

 described, the foUovi^ing fishes of the Carp family, it is proposed to 

 place them in a nevv sub-genus, vi'hich I will call by the native 

 Mahratta name of Rohtee. 



RoHTEE, nov. genus. 

 Cai'ps with a lozenge-shaped body, rather long dorsal and anai 

 fins, the former seated on the angle of the back, with the 

 first complete ray serrated posteriorly ; scales minute. 



Rohtee Ogilbii, Sykes. A Rohtee, ■vvith 12 rays in the dorsal, 

 9 in the ventred, and 1 7 in the anai fins ; the body very 

 compressed, and very high, -vvith the back sloping to each 



