F. Day — Monograph of Indian Cyprinidee. [No. 1, 
phulo, D. 2/7, A. 3/17, L. 1. 87, L. tr. 12/6. Bengal, Orissa, Sfc. 
Sardinella, D. 2/7, A. 2/19, L. 1, 48, L. tr. 3. Burma. 
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Pamjdbensis, D. |,A. L. 1. ca. 110, L. tr. 12/9. Punjab, 
dlkootee, D. 10, A. 10. Bekhan, 
jorah, D. 10, A. 11. Dekhm. 
teehmee, D. 10, A. 14. Belehan. 
gora, D. 3/7, A. 2/13, L. 3. 140 — 160. Bengal , Orissa , $*c. 
clrupeoides, D. ~ g , A. L. 1. 80, L tr. Southern India. 
1. Chela Sladom. 
Day, Proo. Zool. Soc. 1869, p. 622. 
B. III. D. 2/8, P. 11, Y. 8, A. 2/19, C. 21, L. 1. 68, L. tr. 10/8. 
Length of head 1/6, of caudal 1/5, height of body 1/4 of the total 
length. Eyes : diameter 2/7 of length of head, 3/4 of a diameter from end 
of snout. Edge of thorax rounded ; the serrated abdominal margin com- 
mences opposite the base of the pectoral fin. Posterior extremity of the 
maxilla reaches to beneath the anterior third of the orbit. Suborbital ring 
of bones is half as deep as the diameter of the orbit .— Teeth ; pharyngeal, 
crooked o, 4, 2/2, 4, 5. Fins : dorsal commences opposite the anal ; lower 
caudal lobe the longer. — Colours : silvery, caudal black edged. 
Hal . — Irrawaddi in Burma, extending northwards as far as Mandalay. 
2. Chela aegewtea. 
Day, Proo. Zool. Soc. 1867, p. 301 ; Gunther, Catal. vii, p. 334. 
? Pelecus diffusus , Jerdon, M. J. L. and S. 1849, p. 327. 
P Chela diffusa, *Giinther, Catal. vii, p. 334. 
TVclla chee-candee, Tam. “ The white carp.” 
B. III. D. P. 15, V. 8, A. C. 19, L. 1. 43—45, L. tr. 6|/3. 
Length of head nearly 1/5, of pectoral rather above 1/5, of caudal a 
little more than 1/5, height of body above 1/5, of dorsal fin nearly 1/9 of 
the total length.- Eyes ; diameter not quite 1/3 of length of head, nearly 1 
diameter apart and from end of snout. Cleft of mouth extending to below 
the anterior third of the orbit, a knob at the end of the lower jaw. Suborbi- 
tal ring of bones broad and covering the cheek, the third being as wide as the 
preorbital. The median edge in front of the pectoral fins is not supported 
jy the dilated bones of the fore-arm. Thorax without a sharp edge. — Fins : 
dorsal situated in the posterior third of the distance between the snout and 
6 b ^ se of tlle caudal fin, extending to over the commencement of the anal. 
JJorsal and anal highest anteriorly. Caudal deeply \ohe&.— Lateral line ] 
< eseenc s gently in the first twelve scales, finally attaining the centre of the 
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