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66th Species. — Cyprinus angra. 



A Cyprinus of the Danio kind, with the sides stained yellow, 

 and marked with one broad longitudinal dark dotted stripe ; 

 with two minute tendrils ; and with the form compressed. 



The Angra is found in the Brahmaputra river, and is about 

 a span in length. Although, from its colours, it belongs to a 

 different division, it has, in every other respect, the utmost re- 

 semblance to the Morala, which will be next described ; "and, 

 indeed, differs from the description of that only in the few 

 particulars mentioned in the specific character, and in the fol- 

 lowing circumstances : 



The eyes are red. The minute first ray of the dorsal fin is 

 wanting. All the fins are dotted with black. 



VII. Division. — Morulius. 



Fishes of the Cyprinus genus, with no resemblance to other 

 genera, of a small size, and with the colours of the belly and 

 back indented into each other. 



All the fishes of this division have the strongest affinity to 

 each other, yet, among the natives, their names are quite dis- 

 tinct. I have formed the name of the division from one of those 

 given to the most common species. The 20th species, or Dero, 

 differs in nothing from this division, except in having the ridge 

 on the under jaw like a Mugil. 



67th Species. — Cyprinus morala. Plate XVIII. Fig. 91. 



A Cyprinus of the Morulius kind, with four tendrils ; with 

 thirteen rays in the fin of the back ; and with eight in that of 

 the vent. 



The Morala I have found in the fresh waters of Bengal, 

 where it reaches to the size of a small herring. The form is 

 long and compressed. The upper parts are of a brownish-green 

 colour, with many dark dots, the under are silver. The fins 



