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INDIAN FRESH-WATER FISHES. 
GENUS ACANTHOPHTHALMUS. 
Char. Barbels six, A small, double, erectile spine 
beneath the eye. Dorsal fin commences considerably 
behind the ventrals. Caudal fin square cut. 
1. Acanthophthalmus pangia. 
Hab. Assam and Bengal. 
Char. Dorsal rays 8. Colour light cinnamon, with- 
out marks or bands. 
We have now completed the large family of the 
Cyprinidse. 
We will proceed next to the Clupeidee, or Herring 
family, as they are nearly related to the Cyprinidse. 
