22 F. Day — Monograph of Indian Cyprinidce. [No. 1, 



7. „ phulo, D. 2/7, A. 3/17, L. 1. 87, L. tr. 12/6. Bengal, Orissa, 8fc. 



8. „ Sardinella, D. 2/7, A. 2/19, L. 1, 48, L. tr. ^. B«w. 



*9. „ Panjdbensis, D. |,A. ^, L. 1. ca. 110, L. tr. 12/9. Pomjdb. 



10. j, alkootee, D. 10, A. 10. Dekhan. 



*11. „ iorafc, D. 10, A. 11. Dekhan. 



12. „ teekanee, D. 10, A. 14. Dekhan. 



13. „ jora, D. 3/7, A. 2/13, L. 1. 140—160. Bengal, Orissa, 8fc. 



14. „ clupeoides, D. ~ a , A. 10 2 1Q ) L. 1. 80, L tr. -7. Southern India. 



1. Chela Sladoni. 



Day, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1869, p. 622. 



B. III. D. 2/8, P. 11, V. 8, A. 2/19, C. 21, L. 1. 68, L. tr. 10/8. 



Length of head 1/6, of caudal 1/5, height of body 1/4 of the total 

 length. — Eyes : diameter 2/7 of length of head, 3/4 of a diameter from end 

 of snout. Edge of thorax rounded ; the serrated abdominal margin com- 

 mences opposite the base of the pectoral fin. Posterior extremity of the 

 maxilla reaches to beneath the anterior third of the orbit. Suborbital ring 

 of bones is half as deep as the diameter of the orbit. — Teeth : pharyngeal, 

 crooked 5, 4, 2/2, 4, 5. — Fins : dorsal commences opposite the anal ; lower 

 caudal lobe the longer. — Colours : silvery, caudal black edged. 



Hab. — Irrawaddi in Burma, extending northwards as far as Mandalay. 



2. Chela argewtea. 



Day, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1867, p. 301 5 Giintlier, Catal. vii, p. 334. 

 ? Pelecus diffusus, Jerdon, M. J. L. and S. 1849, p. 327. 

 ? Chela diffusa, *Guntlier, Catal. vii, p. 334. 



Wellachee-eandee, Tarn. " The white carp." 



B. III. D. ?=§, P. 15, V. 8, A. jJLg, C. 19, L. 1. 43—45, L. tr. 6|/3. 



Length of head nearly 1/5, of pectoral rather above 1/5, of caudal a 

 little more than 1/5, height of body above 1/5, of dorsal fin nearly 1/9 of 

 the total length. — Eyes : diameter not quite 1/3 of length of head, nearly 1 

 diameter apart and from end of snout. Cleft of mouth extending to below 

 the anterior third of the orbit, a knob at the end of the lower jaw. Suborbi- 

 tal ring of bones broad and covering the cheek, the third being as wide as the 

 preorbital. The median edge in front of the pectoral fins is not supported 

 by the dilated bones of the fore-arm. Thorax without a sharp edge. — Fins : 

 dorsal situated in the posterior third of the distance between the snout and 

 the base of the caudal fin, extending to over the commencement of the anal. 

 Dorsal and anal highest anteriorly. Caudal deeply lobed. — Lateral line : 

 descends gently in the first twelve scales, finally attaining the centre of the 



