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general prevalence of a copper colour over it. Attains the 

 length of 21 inches and more ; height 7 inches. Is excellent 

 eating. 



Cyp. Potail, Sykes. 



A Cyprinus proper, deep and fleshy, slightly compressed, with- 

 out tendrils, with the dorsal fin of 13 rays, pectoral of 14, 

 and anal of 9. Scales large and silvery ; length 10 or more 

 inches ; height Z^ inches. 



Cyp. Nukta, Sykes. 



A Cyprinus with two tendrils on the under jaw, and with two 

 short horns or bosses on the space between the eyes, which 

 together with the deflected upper Up are tuberculated ; large 

 scales. 



In the judgement of my friend Mr. Yarrell, to which I subscribe, 

 this very singular fish is considered a monstrosity of Cyp. au- 

 rntus. Dr. Riippell, who did me the favour to look over my 

 drawings, expresses the same opinion. Found very abun- 

 dantly in the Inderanee river 1 8 miles north of Poona. It is 

 called Nukta (or nob) by the Mahratta fishermen. 



Varicorhinus , Riippell. 



Var. Bobree, Sykes. A Varicorhinus with tuberculated nose, 

 without tendrils ; with 17 rays in the dorsal, and 8 in the 

 anal fin ; with the form of a tench. 

 It may be a question whether this is not a real Labeo of Cuvier, 

 with long dorsal, no spines or cirri, and thick fleshy lips fre- 

 quently crenated ; size 6 inches by l-jStr high. 



Barbus, Cuv. 



Barb. Mussullah, Sykes. A Barbus with 12 rays in the dorsal, 

 8 in the anal, and 1 6 in the pectoral fins, with the mouth 

 furnished with 4 very short cirri, and tuberculated nose ; 

 sometimes 3 feet and more long, and a foot high, and weigh- 

 ing 42 pounds. 



Found in the Goreh river. 



Barb. Khudree, Sykes. A Barbus with 4 cirri, blood-stained fins, 

 large hexagonal scales, elongated body, and with 14 rays in 

 the dorsal, 14 in the pectoral, and 7 in the anal fins. 



Found in the Mota Mola river, 8 miles east of Poona. 



Barb. Kolus, Sykes. A Barbus with 13 rays in the dorsal fin, 

 8 in the anal, and 10 in the ventral; with moderate-sized 

 scales ; with callous tubercles on the head, and a short cirrus 

 at each corner of the mouth. 



This fish shows the difiiculty of drawing up generic characters 

 to embrace all the species of a genus. Having only 2 cirri, 

 it should not be a Barbel ; but having cirri at all, it does not 

 belong to the next genus Gobio ; — moreover, it has a spine in 

 the dorsal. 

 Chondrostoma, Agassiz, the first division of the genus Leuciscus of 

 Klein. Dorsal fin in the centre of the back. 



