338 TELEOSTEI. PHTSOSTOMI. 



22. Genus ASPIDOPARIA (Heckel), Bleeker. 

 Syn. Morara, Bleeker. 



Abdomen rounded. Mouth small, inferior, the lower jaw having 

 a sharp crescentic edge destitute of lip. Barbels absent. Sub- 

 orbital ring of bones of moderate width or broad. Dorsal fin 

 without osseous and with rather few branched rays, commencing 

 opposite to or behind the origin of the ventrals, but not extending 

 to above the anal, which latter has a moderate number of rays 

 (10 to 12). Scales of moderate size. Lateral line concave, and 

 passing along the lower half of the base of the caudal fin. 



Geographical Distribution. Throughout Bengal, Assam, Bombay, 

 and Orissa as far as the Kistna river, also Burma. 



Synopsis of Indian Species. 



D. 9-10, A. 10-12, L. 1. 38-42 1. A. morar, p. 338. 



D. 9, A. 9, L. 1. 62-60 2. A.jaya, p. 339. 



413. (1.) Aspidoparia morar. (Fig. 108.) 



Cyprinus morar, Ham. Such. Fish. Ganges, pp. 264, 384, pi. 31, fig. 75. 

 Aspidoparia niorar, Day, Fish. India, p. 585, pi. cxlvi, fig. 4 (see 

 synon.). 



Bayi, Ooriah ; Morari and Morar, Beng. ; Pa-o-char and Chilwa, 

 Punj. ; Ka-reer-re, Sind. ; Amlee, Deccan ; Chippuah, Chelluah, Hind. 

 (N.W. Prov.) ; Mou-ah and Boreala, Assam ; Nga-hpyen-boo and Ytn- 

 bounff-za, Burmese. 



B. iii. D. 9-10 (2-3/7-8). P. 15. V. 8. A. 10-12 (2/8-10). 



C. 19. L. 1. 38-42. L. tr. 5|/5. Vert. 14/21. 

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

 length. Eyes diameter 3 to 3f in length of head, to 1 diameter 

 from end of snout, and 1 apart. Snout very obtuse. Upper jaw 



Fig. 108. Aspidoparia 



overlapping the lower. A broad suborbital ring of bones. Teeth 

 pharyngeal, 5, 4, 2/2, 4, 5, plough-shaped, the outer row much 



