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INDIAN FRESH-WATER FISHES. 
1. Chela gora. 
Hab. Northern India. 8 inches. 
Char. Anal rays 15. Scales 140 to 160. 
The scales of the back extend over the nape as far 
as the nostrils. The ring of small bony plates, situ- 
ated behind and below the eye, is broad, but does 
not entirely cover the foremost gill plate, or prceo- 
perculum. 
The abdomen, in front of the ventral fins, is rounded, 
further back it has a sharp edge. 
The dorsal fin commences slightly in advance of the 
anal. 
2. Chela bacaila. 
Hab. Throughout India. 6 inches. 
Char. Anal rays 14 to 16. Scales 90 to 110. 
Nuchal scales extend forwards not so far as the eye. 
Suborbital ring broad, nearly covering the prceoper- 
culum. Origin of the first anal ray below the middle 
of the dorsal fin. 
3. Chela punjabensis. 
Hab. Eavi Eiver, at Lahore. 
Char. Anal rays 17. Scales about 110. 
Nuchal scales extend forwards to opposite the 
suborbital ring of bones. Suborbital ring broad, cover- 
ing three-fourths of the cheek. Abdominal edge sharp, 
from the pectorals backwards. 
Silvery, with a burnished silvery band along the side. 
4. Chela phulo. 
Hab. Bengal and Central India. 4 inches. 
Char. Anal 20. Scales 87. 
