“But as they are all from one water, viz. the neighbouring nullah, and the Sutledge being five miles off, I shall put them all into bottles, and send them off before I leave this.  The most edible fish, and one of the most common is the Roh, but it is not the Roh of Bengal, and might well be called Cyprinus ruber.  Burnes has given I think a drawing of it, which is faithful as to colour.  All the forms will be familiar to you, but I hope there will be some new species.

“I have made further arrangements, and such as will give you a good insight into the fish of the Sutledge, as to the number of duplicates!—­it is the safest plan for an ignoramus not to discriminate too nicely.  I am to-day to get large specimens of the Kalabans, Rohi, etc. what a splendid fish the Rohi is, both to look at and to eat.  There are two or three species of the transparent Chandas, and three or four Perilamps, six or eight Siluridae, besides the Gwali, which is too large; of Ophiocephalus two or three, exclusive of the Sowli, but all ought to be examined, as there is no relying on native discrimination.  There is a curious animal here burrowing like a mole, but more like a rat:  of this I have not yet got a specimen, although they are very common.

“I commence with a list of the fish of this place.  I have only to mention that several species are confounded under the name Bhoor, all the Chandras under Chunda Begla, Loaches under Pote, all the Perilamps except the Chulwa, which may be from its flavour a Clupeia, etc.  The fact is, that the fishermen are aware of genera, but not of species, excepting when the distinctive marks are very strong.  The fisherman enumerates forty species, but I have only twenty-six, I have promised him one rupee when he completes the list: 

    Native Name.  Family.  General size.

1.   Khaila,  )                  ( 6.
2.   Bhoor,   )                  ( mature.
3.   Rewa,    )      Cyprins,    ( mature.
4.   Bangun,  )                  ( 18 inches, called also Kala Bhans.

5.   Chund Bigla,                  mature.
6.   Ditto ditto,                  ditto.
7.   Ditto ditto,                  ditto.
8.   Pote,           Loach,        ditto.
9.   Mailoa,         Perilamps,    ditto.
10.  Khurda,                       ditto Trichopterus?
11.  Puttra,         Salurida,     20 seers.
12.  Kuttoa,         Ditto,        6 inches.

13.  Ghichila,)      Macrognathus( 7 ditto.
14.  Bham,    )                  ( 3 feet.

15.  Nunghree,)                  ( 6 inches.
16.  Nowhan,  )      Cyprins,    ( ditto.
17.  Pootea,  )                  ( 12 inches.

18.  Seengh,         Silurida,     8 inches.
19.  Bugarlea,                     ditto.
20.  Mootunna,                     nearly mature.
21.  Bardul,                       6 inches.
22.  Chilwa,         Perilamp,?    mature.
23.  Nuwha,          Esox,         ditto.

24.  Gwalee,  )      Silurus,    ( 2 maunds,
25.  Ruttgull,)                  ( nearly mature.

26.  Chundee Clupeia, ditto ditto.