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INDIAN CYPRINID.E. 



Apalopterince. 



II. — CoBiTis cucuRA, Buch. 

 t. 51. f. 2. i3. 



This beautiful little species, which is named Chota huhura by the natives, 

 has also six cirri, and two suborbitar spines. The sides are clouded with black 

 along the lateral line, brown above, and below silvery ; all the fins but the 

 anal are rounded, and the eyes are prominent. The fin rays are, 



D.9 : P.9: V.6 : A.7: C.15. 



It appears to be very nearly allied to C. oculata. It was found by Bucha- 

 nan in the northern parts of Bengal, where it attains three inches in length. 



III. — CoBITlS GUNTEA, Buch. 



t. 51. f. 3. i3. 



This species has two cirri in front of the mouth, and four at its angles ; 

 two suborbitar spines on each side, and a nebulous stripe of copper colour 

 extends along the lateral line ; colour above olive, below diaphinous, but 

 clouded with dots collected in clusters, with a tinge of green on the opercula, 

 all the fins except the anal rounded. The fin rays are, 



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



Rays of the caudal and dorsal spotted with olive, those of the lower fins 

 with dark metallic colour. It is very common throughout Bengal and 

 Assam. 



