Cirrhinus. 



INDIAN CYPRINID^. 



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V, — Cyprinus gonius, Buch. 

 Op. Cit. PI. 4, f. 82. Goni of the fishermen. 



Snout very muscular and perforated with pores, scales minute, intestines 

 larger than in the preceding species, and loaded with a green vegetable pulpy 

 matter. The fins large, their rays are, 



D.15: P.17: V.9 : A.7 : C.19. 



Buchanan observes that this species is very tenacious of life and strong, 

 attaining a foot and a half in length, though it is little valued as food. 

 Above it is of dark green colour, and the sides are marked with longitudinal 

 dotted lines presenting an analogy to the Perilamps. 



VI. — Cyprinus nancar, Buch. 

 Op. Cit. 299. 



This species I have not met with, nor is there a drawing of it in Bucha- 

 nan's collection ; there can be no doubt, however, from the description given 

 in the Pise. Gang, that it belongs to the Cirrhins ; the mouth is small, sur- 

 rounded by thick crenated lips, the snout projects slightly in front of the 

 mouth, the head is fleshy so as to conceal the bones of the operculum, which 

 perhaps induced Buchanan to suppose the sub-operculum to be wanting, or 

 that each operculum is formed of a single bony plate ; in other respects it 

 bears a resemblance to C. rohita, but the important peculiarity of the oper- 

 culum and thick covering of the opercular plates, evince perhaps a closer 

 affinity to Catastotnus dyocheilus. The fin rays are, 



D.20 : P.18 : V.9 : A.8 : C.20. 



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