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96 A Notice of Indian Cyprinidae. 
cies of which pom ter elongated cylindric bodies or flat heads, 
as the Loaches and Pecilia. They are without spinous rays in 
any of the fins, the intestine is short, and enveloped in a copious 
mucous secretion ; three to six rays in the branchial membrane.” 
There are four genera. 
The first genus of this subfamily is called Platycara, from 
_platus, broad, and kara, head. Its characters are “ head flat, with 
the eyes placed on the upper surface, fins thick and opaque, pec- 
torals large, anal small, caudal bifid, mouth without teeth and pla- 
ced on the lower surface of the head, three rays in the branchial 
membrane. Obs. The stomach and intestine form a continuous 
fleshy tube, not much exceeding the length of the body; they 
are found in elevated mountain streams.” 
The second genus is Pszlorhynchus, from psilo, thin or attent- 
ated, and rynchus, a snout or beak. It is distinguished by ‘‘ muz- 
zie elongated and flattened, eyes placed on the edges of the head, 
mouth small and suctorial without cirri, opercula small, caudal 
bifid, dorsal opposite to the ventrals.” 
‘The third genus Pecilia, includes the genera Pecilia, Lebias, 
Fundulus, Molinesia, and Cyprinodon, contained in the ‘‘ Regne 
Animal.” A single subgenus is formed from this genus, which 
is called Aplocheilus, from Anihos, simple or single, and yevhos, the 
lip, and having the following characters—‘ intermaxillaries fixed, 
apices of the jaws broad, flat, and directed upwards; five rays it 
the branchial inerhbrane’ sion transparent. Obs. A short dorsal 
is placed opposite to the last ray of a long anal, the ventrals are 
very small ; the intestine and stomach form together a small tube 
scarcely eacen than the body.” 
The fourth genus Cobitis, (Linn.) is divided into two subge- 
nera ; the first, our author calls Cobitis propria—here, we find 
the “caudal entire, large, and ornamented as well as the dorsal, 
with bars or spots; prevailing color of the body, various shades 
of brown, disposed in more or less dense nebule.” ‘To the se 
cond subgenus, our author has given the name of Schistura, 
from Xyortos, split or separated, and ovge, cauda. Its characters 
are “caudal bilobate, dorsal and ventrals opposite, and short; 
with or without suborbitar spines ; sides ornamented with fasci@- 
ted bars, mostly green. Obs. The intestine is somewhat longer 
than that of the true Loaches, (Cobitis propria, ) cts usually 
reflected once upon the stomach.” 
