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The throat has rather a sharp edge ; the belly below is blunt, 

 and is not so prominent as the back, although it forms a regu- 

 lar arch. The lateral line is scarcely distinguishable. The 

 scales are large, and marked with lines diverging from a centre ; 

 those of the upper parts are dotted towards the roots. 



The dorsal fin commences at the middle of the fish, slopes 

 backward, and contains ten rays, of which the first is short, un- 

 divided, and closely joined to the second, also undivided, but 

 indented behind : the others are branched. The pectoral fins 

 are shorter than the head, low, and sharp above, each having 

 twelve rays. The ventral fins are still smaller than the pecto- 

 rals, are placed close to each other, and have each nine rays, 

 of which the first and two last are undivided. The fin behind 

 the vent occupies the middle of the tail, slopes backward, and. 

 has seven rays, of which the two first are closely united and 

 undivided, the first being a half shorter than the second, and 

 the others are branched. The tail fin has twenty distinct rays, 

 besides short compacted ones. 



49th Species. — Cyprinus titius. 



An opaque Cyprinus of the Puntius kind, with two black 

 spots on each side, near the lateral line ; with no spots on the 

 dorsal fin ; and with the second of its rays smooth behind. 



The Titius ( Tit pungti) I found in ponds near Calcutta, and, 

 by the natives, it was considered as the same fish with the Ticto, 

 called also Tit pungti ; but, although both kinds have the ut- 

 most resemblance, the marks mentioned in the specific charac- 

 ter will serve abundantly to distinguish them as species. 

 From the great resemblance, however, I did not think it ne- 

 cessary to take a drawing or particular description of the Cal- 

 cutta kind. 



In the north-east parts of Bengal I saw another fish called 



