FISHES OF THE DUKHUN. 361 
tail forked, of more than 24 rays, including outer rays : ventral fins of 9 rays, situated on 
the centre of the belly: point of nose forming a continuation of the line of the back : 
length, 3 inches. Fish very sweet eating, bones and all, and it is usually served at 
breakfast, fried; the fishes (ten or a dozen) being arranged laterally, with a silver 
skewer run through them. Common in all the rivers. 
The Balookee belongs to Dr. Hamilton’s first division of the genus Cyprinus, having 
an affinity to the Clupanodons, but it is not to be identified with any of the species 
described by him. 
Cuerta Owent. 
Tab. LXIII. Fig. 1. 
A Chela, with straight back, elongated and vertically compressed body; dorsal fin situated far back, with 
11 rays, 12 in the pectoral, and 19 in the anal fins ; with scales so minute as to be scarcely discoverable. 
Length 5 inches; greatest size 7 inches, 
A straight, elongated, much compressed fish: the line of the back being straight, 
and the snout on a continuation of the same line: the belly arched: top of the head 
flat, the lower part curving upward from below. The back is of a very light olive-grey : 
the abdomen shining silvery : pectoral fins of 12 rays, very sharp ; dorsal fin of 11 rays, 
situated very far back near the tail, edge rapidly sloping ; ventral fins of 9 rays each, 
situated a little behind the centre of the fish ; anal fin of 19 rays, including three minute 
rays before the first longest ray: tail forked, of 19 rays, besides 6 small rays outside 
the longest rays. One lateral line, and this is quite straight, and situated a little above 
the centre. Length to the end of the rays of the tail 5 inches ; depth 8ths of an inch : 
does not grow larger than 7 inches: scales barely discoverable. This fish belongs to 
Dr. Hamilton’s ‘ Chela,’ or first division of the genus Cyprinus, and has quite the out- 
line of the Cyprinus bacaila ; but its want of a double lateral line, of scale-like appen- 
dages about the ventral and pectoral fins, and its having 2 rays more in the dorsal, and 
2 in the anal fins, disable me from considering them identical. Found in most of the 
rivers in Dukhun. 
Russell’s figure (199) is a species of this sub-genus, and Russell supposes his fish to 
be the Clupea Dorab of Forskal (No. 108). Cyprinus Cultratus of Bloch would appear 
to be the type of the sub-genus, 
I have dedicated this fish to my friend Mr. Owen, the distinguished naturalist. 
Cuexa Jorau. 
A Chela, with straight back, convex belly, dorsal fin far behind; size of a large Minnow ; with 10 rays in 
the dorsal, 12 in the pectoral, and 8 rays in the anal fin. 
A somewhat compressed fish : straightish back, convex belly: size of a large Min- 
now: back dark, with a purplish shade softening into silver down the sides and abdo- 
men: dorsal fin of 10 rays, situated far back ; pectoral fins of 12 rays ; ventral fins of 
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