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than to the root of the caudal. Three round black si)ots on each 

 side : one in front and one behind the dorsal fin, and the third on 

 the end of the tail. {BIh\) 

 Guinea (Dabo-Crom). 



b. West Asiatic. 

 55. Barbus grjrpus. 



Heekel, in Russegger^ lieisen, i. p. 1048, Fische, taf. 3. fig. 1. 

 D. 11. A. 8. L. lat. 40, L. transv. 5/3 +.r. 

 The osseous dorsal ray robust, not flexible, not serrated. There 

 are three longitudinal scries of scales between the lateral Une and 

 the base of the ventrals. Body rather elongate, subcylindrical. 

 Snout not produced, with the mouth inferior, and with the lips 

 rather thick, the lower with a continuous transverse fold. Eyes 

 small. Anal fin twice as high as broad. Body immaculate. (Heck.) 

 River Tigris, near Mossul. 



56. Barbus kotschyi. 

 Labeobarbus kotschji, Heekel, I. c. p. 1049, taf. 3. fig. 2. 

 D. 11. A. 8. L. lat. 37. L. transv. 4/3+a7. 

 The osseous dorsal ray is of moderate strength, not serrated. 

 There are three longitudinal series of scales between the lateral line 

 and the base of the ventral fin. Body rather elongate. Snout 

 somewhat produced, with the mouth inferior, and with thick lips, 

 the lower being provided with a longish lobe. Eyes smaU. Anal 

 fin twice as high as broad. Body immaculate. (Heck.) 

 Hiver Tigris, near Mossul. 



This species is so closely allied to B. grypus, that we cannot help 

 thinking that the labial lobe may prove to be not a character of 

 specific value. 



57. Barbus canis. 

 Cm. 4- Vol. xvi. p. 186, pi. 468. 



D. 12. A. 8. L. lat. 32-33*. L. transv. 4|/4. 

 The osseous dorsal ray is rather feeble, smooth, its stiff portion 

 being one-third or one-half as long as the head. There are two 

 and a half or three series of scales between the lateral line and the 

 root of the ventral fin. Body compressed, moderately elongate, 

 with the profile of the back arched ; its depth equals the length of 

 the head, and is contained thrice and one-third or thrice and a half 

 in the total (without caudal) ; head rather large, its depth equal to 

 its length, without snout. Eye rather small, much shorter than 

 the snout, even in young examples, ilouth antcnor, the jaws being 

 equal or subcqual in length in half-grown examples, and the lower 

 jaw projecting slightlj' beyond the upper in old ones. Lips thin, 



* Prof. Dumeril has, at my request, examined the typical specimens, and 

 found 32-33 scales in tlie lateral line, and not '11, as stated bv Valenciennes. 



