306 FISHES AND FISHING. 



the rainy season commences, like a larger Indian 

 fish, it moves from its uncomfortable position, and is 

 found wriggling and leaping amongst the wet grass. 



Dr. Hamilton mentions several other curious ani 

 mals of the fish species, of which I shall give a con 

 cise account. A fish at Bengal called by the English 

 the SABLE fish, said to be the highest-flavoured fish 

 known, being like a compound of salmon and her 

 ring. Not, I imagine, a very delicate flavour. 



CYPKINUS ROBA, one of the carp tribe, about two 

 feet long, very few bones. 



CYPKINUS CATIA, three to four feet long, fat and 

 delicious when not too large, those which are become 

 so are rank tasted ; this fish is free from bones. 



CYPBINUS CUBSA, two to three feet long, very like 

 the English tench ; the natives entertain the opinion 

 that if this fish be eaten on the same day that milk is 

 drank, the person so doing will be afilicted with the 

 disease called Elephantiasis. 



CYPKINUS ROHITA grows to three feet long, much 

 propagated in ponds, a most excellent and valuable 

 fish ; but like our own carp, those from rivers are 

 much superior in flavour. 



CYPRINUS PUTITOEA, in the eastern part of Bengal ; 

 they are found sometimes nine feet long, and their 

 scales so large as to be made into gambling cards ; 

 these* also are free from bones. 



