426 INDIAN CYPRINID^. ApalopterincB . 



the former therefore close the circle of the family by their union with 



the Cirrhins. Having thus pointed out the leading divisions of the Apa- 



lopterincB, I shall now proceed to notice our Indian examples of its com- 

 ponent parts in detail. 



Of the P(BCilian(B we have only in India the 



SuB-GEN.— APLOCHEILUS, J. M. 



This sub-genus has the head flat and broad, with the eyes placed on its 

 edges, the mouth directed upwards, and a single row of large teeth inserted 

 along the edges of the lips, which are not protractile as in Ptecilia propria, 

 Schn. They have five rays in the branchial membrane, the fins thin and 

 transparent, and the caudal entire. A short dorsal is placed near the extremity 

 of the tail and opposite to a long anal ; the ventrals are very small, and the 

 intestine and stomach form together a small tube, scarcely longer than the 

 body. Two species are found in the ponds in Calcutta, and were first point- 

 ed out to me by my friend Mr. Griffith, in vessels of water in which he kept 

 ConfervcB for botanical purposes. 



I.— ApLOCHEILUS CHRYSOSTIGMUS, J. M. 



t. 42. f. 2. 



Little more than an inch in length, with a bright gold-like spot on 

 the occiput, and another in front of the dorsal ; about twenty-eight scales 

 along the lateral line, and nine rows between the ventrals and dorsum ; caudal 

 entire, and lanceolate behind. The fin rays are, 



D.7 : P.13 : V.— ? A.17 : C.18. 



The stomach is large, and with the intestine forms a short conical canal about 

 two-thirds of the length of the body. 



