90 CTPBINrD^. 



Barhus mai/ori, Cuv. & Val. xvi. p. 138, pi. 461 (bad), is a very 

 doubtful species. Valenciennes characterizes it thus : — 



D. 4/8. A. 3/5. L. lat. 70. 



Third dorsal spine very strong and strongly serrated, not flexible. 

 Body elongate ; snout much produced, with thick lips. Eyes small. 

 Anal fin two-thirds as broad as high. 



It was established upon a single example from the Lake of Zug ; 

 and its chief diiference from the Common Barbel appears to be 

 the greater width and less depth of the anal fin ; however, the 

 drawing quoted represents this fin of exactly the same shape as that 

 of the Common Barbel. Steindachner, who examined four examples 

 from the same locality (Verb, zool.-bot. Ges. Wien, 1866, p. 385), 

 says that they are identical with B. fiaviatiUs. But Valenciennes 

 gives the number of scales of the lateral line as 70 ; so that it vrill be 

 necessary to reexamine the typical specimen of B. mayori iu the 

 Paris Museum before it is reunited with the common species. 



10. Barbus lacerta. 



Heckel, in Ritssegger^ s Reisen, i. p. 1044, Fische, taf. 2. fig. 1. 



Very closely allied to B. JluviatUis, but with the caudal fin less 

 deeply notched. 



D. 3/8. A. 3/5. L. lat. 60-62. L. transv. 12/7 +.r. 



Third dorsal spine moderately strong, serrated. There are seven 

 longitudinal series of scales between the lateral line and the base of 

 the ventral. Body rather elongate ; snout much produced, with 

 thick lips. Eyes rather small. The length of the head is oue-fourth 

 of the total (to the end of the middle caudal rays). Anal fin twice 

 as high as broad ; caudal moderately notched. (Meek.) 



Kiver Kueik, near Aleppo. 



11. Barbus scincus. 



Heckel, in Husseffffe/s Reisen, i. p. 1049, and ii. part 3. p. 212, taf. 14. 

 fig. 3. 



D. 3/8. A. 3/5. L. lat. 55-56, L. transv. 10/7 + a,-. 



Third dorsal spine rather feeble, finely serrated. There are seven 

 longitudinal series of scales between the lateral line and the base of 

 the ventral. Body elongate, subcylindiical ; snout moderately pro- 

 duced, with the upper profile convex ; mouth inferior ; lips thick. 

 Eyes small. The length of the head is two-ninths of the total 

 (without caudal). Anal fin two-thirds as broad as high ; caudal 

 moderately notched. Body with dark clouded spots. (Heck.) 



Eiver Kueik, near Aleppo. 



