176 FAUNA AND FLORA OF PALESTINE. 



34. Lenciscus tricolor. Lortet. Poiss. et Rept. du lac de Tibcriade, 

 p. 68, i^l. xii. f. 2. 



D. 10, A. 12, V. 8, P. 13. L. lat. 60. 



This little species, rarely exceeding i\ inches in length, is the 

 characteristic species of the lakes of Damascus into which the rivers from 

 the north and east of Hermon drain and evaporate. 



This is the ordinary sprat of the Damascus market. 



35. Rliodms syriaciis. Lortet. Poiss. et Rept. du lac de Tiberiade, 

 p. 70, pi. 12, f 3. 



D. 10, A. 8, V. 7, P. 14. L. lat. 48. 



This little fish, very nearly allied to the Bitterling of Germany and to 

 similar Chinese species, is the inhabitant of the fountains and streams of 

 Baalbek. It is also known from the Damascus lakes. 



36. Alburmis sellal. Heckel in Russegger Reis. i., p. 1082, pi. 11, 



f 4. 



D. 10, A. 15, V. 9, P. 14. L. lat. 70, 



This species, originally described from the Orontes, has been found 

 by Dr. Lortet in the Lake of Galilee. It is a small species, averaging 

 6 inches in length. 



37. Alburnns vignoni. Lortet. Poiss. et Rept. du lac de Tiberiade, 

 p. 72, pi. 16, f 3. 



D. 9, A. 13, V. 8, P. 14. L. lat. 56. 



This species, very brilliantly coloured, metallic blue above, with 

 silvery sides and yellow abdomen, its fins tipped with purple, was 

 discovered by Dr. Lortet in the Damascus lakes, but it has not yet been 

 found in any of the waters of the Jordan system. 



38. Acanlliobrama centisquama. Heckel in Russegger Reis. i., p. 

 1074, pi. 9, f I. 



D. II, A. 22, V. 9. L. lat. 100. L. transv. 20. 



This species of the Barada and the Damascus Lakes also occurs in the 

 upper affluents of the Jordan, but has not yet been observed in the lower 

 waters of that system. 



