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13. Chela goha, PI. I, Fig. 4. 
Cyprinus gora, Ham. Bucli., Fish. Ganges, pp. 263, 384; # Cuv. and Val, xvi , 
p. 458. 
Opsarius pholicephalus, MoClell., Ind. Cyp. pp. 295, 415, pi. 47, fig. 2. 
Chela gom, Gunther, Catal. vii, p. 332; Day, Proc. Zool. Soo. 1869, p. 381. 
Ilum-catohari, Uriah. Gliora chela, Beng. Chel-hul, Hind. Sown- 
chi and Kundul, Panj. 
B. III. D. 3/7, P. 15, Y. 9, A. 1, C. 19, L. 1. 140—160, Vert. 46. 
lo 
Length of head 1/5, of caudal 1/6, height of body l/o of the total 
length. — Eyes : diameter 1/5 of length of head, l j diameters from end of 
snout, li diameters apart. The bones of the fore-arm do not support the 
abdominal edge, the keeled portion of the abdominal prolile commences pos- 
terior to the ventral fin. Suborbital ring of bones broader than the diame- 
ter of the eye, but only covering two-tliirds of the cheek. Teeth : pharyngeal, 
5, 3, 1/1, 3, 5.- — Gill ralcers : very short, curved, 8 in the lower branch of the 
outer bronchial arch. — Fins : dorsal commences slightly in advance of the 
anal. — Scales : extend forwards on the head to above the nostrils. Colours : 
silver y. 
Ilah . — Bengal, Orissa and Asam ; attaining 8 inches in length. 
14. Chela clupeoides. 
Cyprinus clupeoides, Bloch, xii, p. 49, t. 408, fig. 2. 
■Civ, pea cyprinoides, Schn., in Bloch. Syst. Ich. p. 427. 
Chela baloolcee, Sykes, Trans. Zool. Soo. ii, p. 360. 
Leuciscus clupeoides, Cuv. and Val. xvii, p. 342. 
„ Cussumieri, Cuv. and Val. xvii, pi. 508. 
f „ aci races, Cuv. and Val. xvii, p. 347, pi. 509. 
Velecus afiinis, Jerdon, M. J. 1,. and S. 1849, p. 327. 
Chela clupeoides , *Giinther, Catal. vii, p. 333. 
Netteli, Tam. 
B. III. D. yJL, P. 13, V. 9, A. C. 19, L. 1. 80, L. tr. 
Length of head from 2/9 to 1/5, of pectoral 1/5, of caudal 2/11, 
height of body 2/11, of dorsal fin 1/10 of the total length. Eyes : diameter 
1/3 of length of head, 1 diameter from end of snout, 3/4 of a diameter 
apart. Rather a strong knob on symphysis ; opercle as broad as high. 
Abdominal edge trenchant. — Teeth : pharyngeal, 5, 4, 2/2, 4, •>. Fins : dorsal 
situated in the posterior 2/5 of the body, and very slightly in advance of the 
anal. Caudal lobed, the lower lobe the longer. — Scales : deciduous and 
placed in sinuous rows. — Lateral line : at its termination passes upwards to 
the upper portion of the inferior lobe of the caudal fin. — Colours : silvery. 
JJab . — Madras Presidency, Mysore and the Dekhan ; attaining 6 inches 
in length, and very good eating. 
