77. ocuKXojars. ' 297 



a. One of the typical specimens. Japan. From the Lcyden Museum. 

 h. Adult. Japan. From Dr. Bleekcr's Collection. 



c. One of the tj-pical specimens of L. minor. Japan. From the 



Leyden Museum. 



d. Numerous adult and half-gro^Yn examples. Formosa. From 



Consul Swinhoe's Collection. 



e. Adult: skeleton. Formosa. From Consul Swinhoe's Collection. 



70. SaUALIOBARBUS. 



Scales of moderate size ; lateral line running along the lower part, 

 but terminating in the middle, of the tail. Dorsal fin short, with 

 less than nine branched rays, inserted opposite to the ventrals. 

 Anal fhi ten-rayed. A minute barbel at the corner of the mouth *. 

 Mouth small, anterior, not extending backwards to the orbit. Sub- 

 orbitals not dilated. Gill-rakers short, lanceolate, distant ; pseudo- 

 branchi;c. Pharyngeal teeth 5.4. 2 — 2 .4.4. Peritoneum black. 



China. 



1 . Squaliobarbus curriailns. 



Leuciscus ciinicahi-, Ix'ichard-i. Ivhth. Chin. p. i'99. 



teretiusculiis, liasihavsTxy, Kouv. Mem. Hoc. Nat. Mosc. x. p. 232, 



tab. 4. fig. 1. 

 Rasbora teretiuscula, BkcJc. Ked. Ti/dschr. Dicrh. 1864, p. 26. 

 Sareoclieilichtliys teretiusculus, Kner, Novara, Fische, p. .350. 



D. 10. A. 11. V. 9. L. lat. 40-42. L. transv. 7/5|. 



Very similar to Leuciscus clohida as regards general habit. There 

 are two and a half longitudinal series of scales between the lateral 

 line and the root of the ventral fin. Body slightly compressed, ob- 

 long ; its depth is one-fourth of the total length (without caudal), 

 and scarcely more than the length of the head. Snout of moderate 

 length, longer than the eye, which is one-fifth of the length of the 

 head. Interorbital space broad, slightly convex. Upper jaw slightly 

 overlapping the lower. Barbels four, minute. Dorsal fin lower than 

 the bod}- ; its origin is distinctlj' anterior to that of the ventral, and 

 midway between the end of the snout and the root of the caudal. 

 Anal fin not much deeper tlian long. Coloration uniform silverj-. 



China. 



a. Typical specimen, S| inches long. Canton. Presented by J. R. 



Iteeves, Esq. 

 h-c, d-e. Half-grown and voimg. China. 



77. OCHETOBIUS. 



Scales small ; lateral line running along the lower part, but ter- 

 minating in the middle, of the tail. Dorsal fin short, with ten 

 (? nine) branched rays, inserted opposite to the ventrals, and not 

 extending to above the anal, whicli is twelve-rayed. Barbels none. 

 Mouth small, anterior, not extending to below the orbit. Sub- 



* Overlocikcd by Blccl<cr I'.nd Kiicr. 



