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vent has seven rays, of which the first is short and closely join- 

 ed to the second, which is undivided ; the others are branched, 

 and the last of them divided to the root. The fin of the tail 

 contains nineteen distinct rays, besides those which are short 

 and compacted. 



47th Species. — Cyprinus terio. 



An opaque Cyprinus of the Puntius kind, with a diffuse gold- 

 en spot on each gill-cover, and a black one on each side of the 

 tail near its middle ; and with three undivided and smooth rays 

 in the dorsal fin. 



I have found the Terio (Teri pungtij in the north-east of 

 Bengal. Its form is less deep than that of the two preceding 

 species, but its back also is more prominent than its belly. 

 The colour is silver, with the fore part of the scales on the 

 back greenish. In old individuals the spots on the tail be- 

 come surrounded with a faint ring. The dorsal fin is yellow- 

 ish, and has many small spots composed of dark dots. The 

 eyes are silver, stained above with black. 



The head is of moderate size, and devoid of tendrils. The 

 mouth descends obliquely from the extremity of the nose. 

 The jaws have scarcely any lips. The eyes are high and large. 



From the fin the back slopes forward with a curve, and its 

 edge is convex. The lateral line descends straight from the 

 shoulder. The vent is behind the middle. The scales are 

 large. 



The dorsal fin has eleven rays, of which the three first are 

 undivided, and closely united, the second being longer than 

 the first, and shorter than the third ; the others are branched. 

 The pectoral fins are sharp above, low, and shorter than the 

 head, each containing about thirteen rays. Each of the ventral 

 fins has nine rays. The fin behind the vent has eight rays, of 



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