366 TELEOSTEI. I'll VSOSTOMI. 



456. (8.) Chela boopis. 



Chelu boopis, Day, P. Z.8. 1873, p. 708; id. W*h. India, p. C,(Y2, 

 pi. clii, fig. 4 (see synon.). 



Sampftf, Canar. 

 B.iii. D.9-10. P.15. V.9. A. 14-15. C.21. L. 1.38-40. L.tr.6-61/3. 



Length of head 5| to 51. height of body 5 to 5| in the total 

 length. Eyes diameter 2jL to 3 in the length of the head, f of a 

 diameter from the end of snout and also apart. Cleft of the mouth 

 extends to beneath the front edge of the orbit. Suborbital ring of 

 bones almost covers the cheek. Fins dorsal commences slightly 

 in advance of the anal, but extends to over it. Caudal deeply forked. 

 Scales 2 to 2^ rows between lateral line and base of ventral ; 

 22 to 24 rows before the dorsal fin. Colour silvery, with a 

 burnished lateral band ; dorsal, caudal, and anal edged with black. 



Hob. South Canara and ? Mysore ; attaining at least 5 inches in 

 length. 



457. (9.) Chela clupeoides. 



Cyprinus clupeoides, Block, Ich. xii, p. 49, t. 408, fig. 2. 

 Chela clupeoides, Day, Fish. India, p. 602 (see sytion.). 

 Vdlachee candee and Netteli, Tarn ; Alkut, Marathi. 

 B.iii. D. 9. P.13. V.9. A. 13-15. C. 19. L.I. 80-93. L.tr. 12-15/6. 



Length of head 5| to 5|, height of body 5-J-* in the total length. 

 Eyes diameter 4 in length of head, 1 diameter from end of snout, 

 of a diameter apart. A well-developed knob on symphysis ; 

 suborbital ring of bones wide, the third four fifths as deep as the 

 uncovered portion of the cheek below it. The thorax, which has 

 a smooth edge, is not supported by any dilated bones of the fore- 

 arm. Teeth pharyngeal, 5, 4, 2/2, 4, 5. Fins dorsal, situated 

 in the posterior two fifths of the body, and one half in advance of 

 the anal. Pectoral one fourth longer than the head, but does not 

 reach the ventral. Caudal lobed, the lower lobe the longer. Scales 

 deciduous and placed in sinuous rows ; those on upper surface of 

 the head extend forwards to opposite the hind edge of the orbit. 

 Scales 2 rows between lateral line and base of ventral. Colour 

 silvery. 



This species or variety is closely allit d to (7. bacaila, from which 

 it is chiefly divided by the number of scales. In Cutch I found 

 A. (2/11-13), L. 1. 83-92, L. tr. 13-14/6 ; at Jubbulpore, on the 

 Nerbudda, A. (2/12-13), L. 1. 80-90, L. tr. 14-15/6; in the 

 Deccan, A. (2/13-15), L. 1. 84-93, L. tr. 13/6; at Madras, 



* In some badly nourished example s I have seen the height of the body only 

 equal to 7 in the total length. Such are common at Madras in the dirty Coom 

 river. 



