NO. 1221. FISHES COLLECTED AT TIEN-TSIN— ABBOTT. 487 



HEMIBARBUS BARBUS (Schlegel). 



Four specimens, 1. 140, 160, 180, and 300 mm. This is evidently 

 the Barlms schlegeUi of Giinther,^ though differing slight!}' from his 

 and Schlegel's descriptions. Dorsal III, 7, the first spine minute. 

 Anal 8. The Tien-Tsin specimens differ markedly from the descrip- 

 tio)is in coloration. The ground tint is (in alcohol) a pale piidvish ^'el- 

 low, thickl}- and irregularly sprinkled above and on sides with small 

 brt)wn dots. A series of larger spots about the size of the pupil runs 

 along the side just above the lateral line. A similar series on back. 

 Dorsal and caudal spotted. Other fins pale. We have accepted Giin- 

 ther's conclusions regarding Schlegel's statements concerning the 

 pharyngeal teeth. These are in three series in the Pei-Ho specimens. 



LEUCISCUS SCIISTIUS Abbott, new species. 



This species appears to resemble Gohio nigripin'tiis and Gobio nitens 

 of Giinther.' All three species appear to be separated from other 

 Leuciscids by the short few rayed anal and single tooth in the inner 

 series of pharyngeal teeth, but the material is too scanty to afford any 

 very definite data. 



Dorsal 10, anal 8, scales 4^-38-31. Depth 4i, head 4, caudal pedun- 

 cle width 9 in body. Snout 3i, eye 4, interorbital 3| in head.* Pre- 



LeDCISCUS SCIISTIUS, NEW SPECIES. 



orbital 2 in snout. Head bkmt and rounded, dorsal out parabolic; 

 mouth small, inferior; maxillary protractile; barbels none. Pharyn- 

 geal teeth 5.1-1.5, hooked at tip. 



Origin of dorsal nearer tip of snout than root of caudal b}' distance 

 equal to that between lateral line and first dorsal ray. Pectorals about 

 4i in body. Ventrals inserted under posterior half of dorsal and not 

 quite extending to anal. An anal papilla is present. 



Color light yellowish brown with or without irregular groups of 



1 Catalogue VII, p. 135. * Ann. and Mag. of Nat. Hist., 1873, p. 246. 



