NO. 1334. JAPANESE CYPRTNOID FISHES— JORDAN A XD FO WLER. 843 



Dorsal inserted a little anterior to the ventrals, the anterior rays 

 weak; S developed rays, the first the longest and preceded ))y a shorter, 

 slender, closely-adnate, simple ray, the other rays gradually shorter, 

 and the edge of the fin concave, giving a somewhat falcate appearance 

 when depressed; anal similar in shape to dorsal, the first developed 

 ray preceded by a weaker, simpler, adnate ray, the second ray the 

 longest and the others shorter; caudal deeply notched, the tips pointed; 

 pectorals obtusely pointed; ventrals not reaching vent. Depth of 

 caudal peduncle about 2 in depth of body. Lateral line extending 

 along middle of body and caudal peduncle and straight, with the excep- 

 tion*of a slight upper curve of the anterior -i or 5 scales. 



Color light; a silver lateral band, and a faint dark spot at base of 

 caudal; a narrow, dark, medium dorsal band extending from head to 

 base of caudal; upper parts with minute dots, especially upon the 

 edges of the scales; dorsal fin a little dusky, the others without color. 

 Our specimen, probably joung, 73 mm. (about 2i mches) long. 

 Karasaki, Lake Biwa (Coll. K. Otaki) No. 49401 U.S.N.M. 



The above description is from Jordan and Snyder. No specmiens 

 were taken by Jordan and Snyder in 1900. 



(Name, a diminutive of Rasbora, u related genus. Rasbora is the 

 Hindu name of Bashora rashora.) 



14. TRIBOLODON Sauvage. 

 Trlbolodon Sauvage, Bull. Soc, PhilouK I'ari., 1883, p. IB {puvrtatu.). 

 Barbels none; mouth small; suborbitals not dilated; pharyngeal 

 teeth 5-2, recurved and hooked. Pseudobranchia^ i^resent. 1 eri- 

 toneum sprinkled with black points. Scales small. Dorsal w.h at 

 least 9 divided rays, short and opposite the ventrals; ana short 

 Scales small; lateral line decurved and low, but termmatmg at middle 



of caudal. 



Of the group Danlonliui. (Sauvage.) 

 {rpiftoXa, harrow; o8ovg, tooth.) 



20 TRIBOLODON PUNCTATUS Sauvage. 

 Triholodon p,mctaia,> Sauvage, Bull. Soc-. Philouu Paris, 1883, p. 6; Lake 

 Biwa. 

 Head Si in total; depth 6i in total; D. 9; A. 1"; scales 75 in the 



lat!,;i linl Body 'elongate; ->""* ""-'^ '»"=-• ""Z^;^;;^ 

 diameter Is Si in head; interorhital »paoe very much '^ S "^^ ^^ ; 

 Dorsal midway between tip of snout and orig.n o -"'*'! ^'1 ' ••^<'. 

 in advance of the ventrals; caudal en,ar8>na e lop ot head Ik, 

 small black points upon the scales; a bhush '^"^^^^"Sj^^ ^^ 

 extremity of dorsal black; ventrals yellow. Length to mn,. (about 

 3J inches). Lake Biwa (Sauvage). 



This species was not taken by Jordan and Snyder. 



(jmnetatus, spotted.) 



