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335. (2.) Amblypharyngodon mola. (Fig. 101.) 



Cyprinus mola, Ham. Buck. Fish. Ganges, pp. 334, C92, pi. 38, fig. 92. 

 Amblypharvngodon mola, Lay, Fish. India, p. 555, pi. cxxxv, 



fig. 4 (see synon.). 



Talla-maya, Tel. ; Morant, Ooriab ; Moah, Assam ; Miikni, Punj. ; 

 Nya-leh-byoo and Nya-zen-zap, Burmese. 



B. iii. D. 9 (2/7). P. 15. V. 9. A. 7 (2/5). C. 19. 



L. 1. 65-75. L. tr. 12/12. 



Length of head about 5, height of body 4 to 4| in the total 

 length. Eyes diameter 3^ to 4 in length of head. | to 1 dia- 

 meter from end of snout," and 1^ apart. Dorsal profile more 

 convex than that of the abdomen. Fins origin of dorsal behind 



Fig. 101. Amblypharyngodon mola. 



the insertion of the ventral, upper edge concave. Caudal deeply 

 forked. Lateral line extends along about 15 scales, and there 

 are 9 or 10 rows between it and the base of the ventral fin. 

 Colour a silvery lateral band, and usually dark markings on the 

 dorsal, caudal, and anal fins. 



Hub. From Sind throughout India (except the Malabar coast), 

 Assam and Burma. 



336. (3.) Amblypharyngodon microlepis. 



Leuciscus microlepis, Bleeker, Batav. Genootsch. Verhand. xxv, Seng 



en Hind. p. 141. 

 Amblypharyngodon microlepis, Day, Fish. India, p. 555, pi. cxxxv, 



fig. "6 (see synon.). 

 B. iii. D. 9 (2/7). P. 14. V. 9. A. 7 (2/5). C. 19. L. 1. 55-60. 



L. tr. 11/8. 



Length of head 4f to 5, height of body 4f to 5 in the total 

 length. Eyes diameter 3f to 4 in length of head, less than 1 dia- 

 meter from end of snout. Dorsal profile rather more convex than 

 that of the abdomen. Fins origin of dorsal slightly behind the 

 origin of the ventral, its upper edge concave, its last ray divided 

 to its base ; caudal forked, lower lobe the longer. Lateral line 

 ceases after a few scales, 5 rows between it and base of ventral 

 fin. Colour a rather broad silvery lateral band. 



JI<il>. From the Hooghly through Orissa and down the Coro- 

 mandcl coast to Madras. 



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