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A. (2/11-13), L. 1. 80-87, L. tr. 12-15/6 ; to the south of Madras, 

 at the Cauvery river, A. (2/12-13), L. 1. 80-91, L. tr. 14-15/6. 



flab, ditch, Jubbulpore, Mysore, the Deccan, Madras Presi- 

 dency, and Burma. This species attains at least 6 inches in length, 

 and is very good eating. 



458. (10.) Chela bacaila. 



Cyprinus bacaila, Ham. Buck. Fish. Ganges, pp. 2(35, 384, pi. 8, 



fig. 76. 

 Chela bacaila, Day, Fish. India, p. 603, pi. clii, fig. 5 (see synon.). 



JeUahri, Ooriah ; Chelliah, Hind, j Ddntdl, Marathi. 

 B. iii. D. 9. A. 13-15. C. 19. L. 1. 86-110. L. tr. 17-19/6. 



Length of head 5* to 6 ; height of body 5| to 6 in the total 

 length. Eyes 3% to 3f in length of head, snout slightly longer 

 than the eye ; eyes 1 diameter apart. Cleft of mouth reaches to 

 below the first fourth of the eye. Suborbital ring of bones broad, 

 nearly covering the cheek. Teeth pharyngeal, 5, 4, or 3, 2/2, 3, 

 or 4, 5. Fins first anal ray is below the middle of the dorsal fin ; 

 pectoral nearly reaches the ventral, whilst the latter does not quite 

 extend to the anal. Scales extend forwards on the head to 

 nearly opposite the posterior margin of the orbit. Colour uniform 

 silvery. 



This species or variety is restricted more to the Valley of the 

 Ganges and its affluent streams, also to the Punjab and down the 

 Indus. It is distinguished by the large number of ils scales, which 

 I have found as follows : Assam, A. 2/13-14, L. 1. 102-108, L. tr. 

 18/6; Soneriver,A. 2/12, L. 1.98,L.tr. 18/6; Orissa, A. 2/13-14, 

 L. 1. 86-98, L. tr. 14-18/6 (some of these appeared to be intermediate 

 forms between this species and the last); Calcutta, A. 2/11-13, 

 L. 1. 90-110, L. tr. 17-19/6; Seharunpore, A. 2/11-12, L. 1. 95- 

 100, L. tr. 18-19/6; Sind, A. 2/11-12, L. 1. 92-96, L. tr. 17- 

 19/6. One specimen from Bezwarah bad A. 2/15, L. 1. 95, L. tr. 

 12/6. 



Hob. Throughout India, except Malabar, Mysore, and Madras, 

 and parts of the Deccan ; attaining at least 7 inches in length. 



