268 gangetic fishes. Order V. 



large and flat. The membranes of the gill-covers are not con- 

 cealed. 



The scales are large, easily removed, and entirely conceal 

 the shoulder-blades. The bach is nearly straight, and the belly 

 is more prominent. There are two lateral lines, the upper of 

 which is straight. 



Each pectoral fin has fourteen rays, and each ventral only 

 eight. The first ray in the fin behind the vent is short and un- 

 divided. The under lobe of the tail fin is the longest. 



9th Species. — Cyprinus chedrio. 



A Cyprinus of the Barilius kind, devoid of tendrils, with in- 

 complete bars on each side ; with nine rays in the back fin ; 

 and with thirteen in that behind the vent. 



The Chedrio (Chedri) is found along with the JSarila, from 

 which it only differs in the number of rays in the fin of the 

 back. I should have considered this as a mere accidental va- 

 riety, but the fishermen held them to be distinct. The first ray 

 of the back fin is very short, and both it and the next are un- 

 divided. 



10th Species. — Cyprinus barna. 



A Cyprinus of the Barilius kind, devoid of tendrils, with in- 

 complete bars on the sides; with nine rays in the back fin, and 

 twelve in that behind the vent ; and with a golden stripe along 

 the upper lateral line. 



The Barna I found in the Yamuna andBrahmaputra rivers, the 

 extreme branches of the Ganges. It grows to about three inch- 

 es in length, and is frequently observed swimming close by the 

 shore on sloping sandy banks, on which account it is, in some 

 places, called Bali Bhola, or the Sand Bhola. It has such a 

 strong affinity to the two last mentioned species, that, in many 



