PISCES ABDOMINALES. CYPRINUS. 
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No. CCV. 
Cyprinus corpore oblongo ; cirris quatuor ; pinna dorsi radiis octo, secundo serrato. 
The Cyprinus with an oblong body ; four cirri; eight rays in the dorsal fin, of which 
the second is serrated. 
Called by the Natives Kakoo, or Karoo. 
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B. iii. D.~8. P. 12. V. 9. A. 7. G. 20. 
The length six inches. 
This species approached very near to the Cyprinus Barbus. The principal difference was in the number of 
dorsal and pectoral rays: in all other respects it agreed with the Barbel. 
It was found in a tank near Tartoor. 
No. CCVI. 
Cyprinus corpore ovato , argenteo ; cirris quatuor , duo ad nares, duo ad rictus angulos. 
The Cyprinus with an ovate body, silver colour; four cirri, two at the nostrils, and two 
at the corner of the mouth. 
Called by the Natives Kadoon. 
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B. iii. D. u. P. 14. V. 9. A. 8. C. 20. 
The body ovate, compressed, squamous, scales somewhat rounded, square-form, large, ciliate, deciduous. 
The head, mouth, jaws, tongue, palate, branchial membrane and aperture as before described in No. CCIV. 
The eyes nearly middle; the opercula rounded, the last lamina with a ciliate margin. Two of the four cirri 
from the corner of the mouth, the other two from the nostrils. 
The trunk. The back less arched than the abdomen; sides and tail compressed. The lateral line, without 
bending down, as in the Kunnamoo, sloped gently before it became straight near its termination. 
The Jins. The dorsal nearly middle, declining, with one short spine; the pectoral low, small; the ventral a 
little more advanced than the dorsal; the anal remote, declining; the caudal fin bifid. 
The colour. The back a little darkish; the head and sides a dull silver, but splendent; the throat and belly 
white; the fins darkish, yet less so than the back. 
The length eight inches.—Caught in the lake at Ankapilly. There was no opportunity of making a drawing. 
