INDIAN CYPRINIDiE, 



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a Sub-Gen.— COBITIS Propria. 



Char. Caudal entire, large, and ornamented as well as the dorsal 

 with bars or spots ; prevailing colour of the body various shades of brown, 



Obs. Air vessel small, oval, bony, and placed over the pharynx. The 

 stomach is small and a little curved so as to bring its lower orifice in front 

 of the organ when empty ; in this state the intestine extends straight 



short serpentine turns. The first five ^;piee« have double suborbitar spines 

 on either side, except otherwise stated. 



Spec. C. oculata, t. 51. f. 1. /3 



C. gongota, Buch. P. G. 351. 



Orbits raised above the frontals, pupils small and vertical, 

 pectorals and ventrals round, branchial membrane, large and 

 attached behind to the base of the pectorals. D.ll : P.IO : V.7 : 

 A.7:C.16. 



Hab. Assam, and the northern parts of Bengal. 



Spec. C. cucura, Buch. t. 51. f. 2. /3 



Clouded with black along the lateral line, all the fins but 

 the anal rounded. D. 9 : P.9 : V.6 : A.7 : C.15. 

 Hab. Northern parts of Bengal. 



Spec. C. guntea, Buch. t. 51. f. 3./3 



disposed in more or less dense nebulas. 



to the vent, but when the stomach 



Two nebulous stripes on the sides, the lateral line copper 



colour. D.8 : P.8 : V.7 : A.7 : C.17. 

 Hab. Bengal and Assam. 



