Cypr'mus. gangetic fishes. 33*7 



ver, with a tinge of green, and below a deep yellow, extending 

 to the lower fins. The eyes are silver. 



The head is small. The nose projects a little beyond the 

 mouth, which is very small, and extends directly backward. 

 The upper lip is fleshy. The jaws protrude in opening, the up- 

 per being the longest, and having a notch in the middle. 

 Each nostril has only one aperture, situated near the eye. 

 The eyes are far forward on the head, and of moderate size. 



The edge of the back is convex. The shoulder-bones are shin- 

 ing, and devoid of scales. The upper lateral line is straight ; 

 the under parallel to the belly. The vent is behind the middle. 

 The scales adhere slightly, and are of moderate size. There 

 are no scale-like appendants above the lower fins. 



The dorsal fin is behind the middle, and slopes backward : 

 the first of its rays is short, and united to the second, which is 

 undivided ; the others are branched, and the last of them is di- 

 vided to the root. The pectoral fins are low, and sharp above ; 

 each has about thirteen rays. The ventral fins are small, and 

 do not reach to the vent ; the first and last rav of each is un- 

 divided. The anal fin slopes behind, and its rays are like those 

 on the back. The tail fin is divided into two lobes, and con- 

 tains eighteen distinct rays, besides short compacted ones. 



74th Species. — Cyprinus solio. 

 A Cyprinus of the Cabdio kind, with nine rays in the dorsal 

 fin, eleven in the anal, and eight in each ventral ; with two la- 

 teral lines on each side ; and with the belly like silver. 



The Solio (Soli) is found in the Kosi river, and differs from 

 the Borelio only in the colour of the belly, which in no part in- 

 clines to yellow, and in having scale-like appendants above both 

 pectoral and ventral fins. It is rather of a smaller size. 



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