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Description .—Bright silvery fish, long in the body, with small heads and 
up-turned mouths, the dorsal fin being placed very far back. Pectoral fins very 
long. No spine to the dorsal fin. Seven rays in the ventral fin. Abdomen 
compressed, forming a sharp ridge. Very flat sides. Dorsal fin contains nine 
^ en rays. The anal varies in length. A surface feeder, a ready taker of 
the fly and a remarkably good eating fish. They thrive in still water and 
affect the still pools in rivers, the majority run from six to nine inches in length, 
though some kinds run to but 2 J inches. A trout rod, three flies and a short 
line is the ticket. There are twelve varieties of the genus Chela . 
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THE BLACK SPOT. 
Barbus Filamentosus or Barbus mahecola. Native names, same as for the 
Mahseer. 
Habitat .—Southern and Western India. 
Description. —Length, 6 inches. No barbels. Body strongly compressed. 
Rays of the dorsal fin extended into long filaments. Caudal fin red, tipped 
with black. Lateral line complete. Dark spot on one lateral line near the tail. 
Weight, 5 or 6 to the pound. They rise greedily to any dun, purple or black 
