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color, but the pectorals have the upper surface faintly washed with 

 dusky. Lateral line present. Scales present, but inconspicuous. 

 Total length, -i^^ inches. One specimen, No. 16,394. 



9. Cobitis sinensis Sauvage and DeThiersant. 



Head, 5; depth, 8J; D., 8; A., 6. Body elongated and com- 

 pressed. Eyes placed above the centre of the upper fourth of the 

 head. Interorbital space about equal to the diameter of the eye. 

 Nares nearer the eyes than to the tip of the snout. Suborbital spines 

 moderate. Tip of the posterior maxillary barbel does extend as 

 far posteriorly as the larger prong of the suborbital spine. Eight 

 barbels. Two median barbels of the upper jaw much shorter than 

 the others. Lips fleshy, the lower in 2 lobes. Origin of the dorsal 

 over that of the ventrals. Length of pectoral a little over one- 

 third the distance between its base and that of the ventral. Rudi- 

 mentary caudal rays well developed. Caudal truncate, edges some- 

 what rounded. Color in alcohol, above grayish- white with an 

 olivaceous tinge. Eight more or less distinct blotches of brownish 

 between the nape and the origin of dorsal and seven between it 

 and the base of caudal. Between a blackish band from the 

 operculum to the caudal and the dark color of the back is a light 

 band of the same color as the belly. Above this baud is a narrow 

 band of blotches of the same color as the median band of 

 blotches on the back. Back with mottlings. Dorsal and caudal 

 with dark spots, other fins and lower part of body whitish. Black 

 spot on upper rays and at base of caudal. Black streak from eye 

 to tip of snout. Scales minute. Lateral line imperfect or want- 

 ing. Length, 3 inches. One si^ecimen, No. 16,395. 



