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6. Labeo cursa. 
Hab. Bengal. 3 feet. 
Char. Scales along the lateral line 80. Lower lip 
finely fringed. Four minute barbels, the upper pair 
are sometimes absent. 
7. Labeo gonius. 
Hab. Bengal. 1^ feet. 
Char. Scales 74. Lips fringed. Four small barbels. 
8. Labeo dussumieri. 
Hab. India and Ceylon. 1 foot. 
Char. Scales 54. Lips fringed. Four minute bar- 
bels, of which the upper pair are sometimes absent. 
Young examples have a large blackish spot on the 
end of the tail. 
9 Labeo rohita. “ The Bobo.” 
Hab. India generally. Up to 3 feet. 
This is perhaps the commonest of Indian fish, and 
the one most generally esteemed for eating purposes. 
It is to be found in all tanks and ponds, and, like 
other much domesticated fish, is often liable to varia- 
tion. It grows to a large size. H. Buchanan remarks 
thus : u Of all fresh-water fish, so far as I have seen, 
it is perhaps the most excellent.” The best are those 
taken in clear running water, and not too large. 
It is deep in form, narrowing rather suddenly to 
the tail. Usually two barbels only, at the corners 
of the mouth, the rostral barbels being generally 
absent. 
Char. Scales 41. Dorsal rays 16. Lips fringed. 
