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with 10 rays in the dorsal, 12 in the pectoral, and 14 in the anal 

 fins. Length 2i inches, height | inch. 

 Found in the Beema. / 



Chel. Alkootee, Sykes. An elongated, silver-white, slightly compres- 

 sed, minute Chela, with the dorsal fin about 8 rays, very far back ; 

 ventral of about 7, and anal of about 10 rays, with burnished 

 silver gill covers and black orbits ; rarely more than an inch long, 

 and not much thicker than a good sized crow quill. 



This very beautiful fish has a sweet flavour. 



Leuciscus, Klein. First division. The dorsal situated a little behind the 

 centre of the back, above the space between the ventral and 

 anal fins. 



Leuc. Morar ; Cyprinus Morar, Buchanan Hamilton. A Leuciscus 

 allied to Chela, but with the dorsal fin a little behind the centre 

 _of the back, with 8 rays in each ventral fin, 12 in the anal, and 

 10 in the dorsal, and with the edge of the belly smooth. Length 

 4| inches ; height «-. 



Differs slightly from Buchanan Hamilton's L. Morar. 



Leuc. Sandkhol, Sykes. A Leuciscus, with nearly cylindrical body ; 

 dorsal fin of 12 rays, pectoral of 14, and ventral of 10 rays; gib- 

 bous head ; 8 to 10 inches long by 1 1 to 2 inches high; eyes with 

 whitish narrow irides. The dorsal in this fish is situated a little 

 before the centre of the back. 



Found in the Goreh river at Kullumb. 



Leuc. Chitul, Sykes. A Leuciscus, with 14 rays in the dorsal, 14 in 

 the pectoral, and 8 in the anal fins ; of a reddish grey colour, and 

 rounded head. Sub-cylindrical. Length about 5 inches, height 

 1| inch. 



Found in the Inderanee river near Chakun. 



It being found impracticable to arrange, in any of the sub-genera 

 described, the following fishes of the Carp family, it is proposed to place 

 them in a new sub-genus, which I will call by the native Mahratta 

 name of Rohtee. 



