NO. 1221. 



FISHES COLLECTED AT TIEN TSIN— ABBOTT. 



489 



CULTER TIENTSINENSIS Abbott, new species. 



Very closely allied to Oulter hrevicaada, Giiuthev, from vvliich it 

 differs in pharyngeal dentition. 



Dorsal II, T. Anal 28; head 4, depth 3^ in body; eye 4 in head, 

 somewhat shorter than snout, a very little greater than interorbital. 

 Maxillary equal to snout, 3^ in head, not quite reaching to verticlc 

 from anterior margin of eye; mouth with a strongly verticle slant. 

 Preorbital broad, 2 in eye. Pharyngeal teeth rather small, 4. 3. 1.- 

 1. 3. -i. Gill rakers line and close set, one-half of eye in length. Top 

 of head flat. Dorsal outline strongly arched, giving the fish a sort of 

 humpbacked appearance. Lateral line 60, almost straight without 

 downward curvature. Dorsal nearer root of tail than tip of snout by 



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CULTEK TIENTSINENSIS, NEW SPECIES. 



about the length of the eye; second spine, stout, smooth, If in head. 

 Pectoral 1\ in head, reaching to ventrals. Abdomen trenchant from 

 anus forward to insertion of pectorals. Coloration pale, a bluish 

 stripe following the outline of the back al)out midwav l)etween lateral 

 line and dorsal margin. Top of head dark. Length 120 mm. 



Ty2)e. — No. 6297 in Leland Stanford Junior University Museum ; also 

 No. 49550, U.S.N.M. 



MISGURNUS ANGUILLICAUDATUS (Cantor). 



Four adults, 1. 200-250 mm. , and 63 smaller specimens, av. 1. 100 mm. 



D. 8 or 9. A. T. V. 6. 



A very common fish in the stagnant waters of Japan and China. It 

 has the remarkable habit of leaving the water and coming ashore in 

 search of food, especiall}" after a rain. Kept in a damp place it will 

 live two or three days out of its element. The numl)er of the black 

 spots appears to vary considerabh^ with the nature of the environment, 

 and this is especially noticeable in the young stages. 



