308 CYPEINID-E. 



caudal). Snout as long as, or a little shorter than, the eye ; cleft 

 of the mouth directed upwards, but the jaws are even in front. The 

 scales on the hinder half of the abdomen do not extend across the 

 edge. There are three and a half longitudinal series of scales be- 

 tween the lateral line and ventral fin. The origin of the anal is 

 exactly opposite to the end of the dorsal. An indistinct shining band, 

 composed of minute black dots, separates the silvery side from the 

 darker- coloured back ; each scale of the anterior half of the lateral 

 line with a pair- of black specks, each composed of minute dots. 



Pharyngeal teeth 5 . 2 — 2 . 4 (5). 



Central Europe. 



a. Adult. Holland. From Dr. Bleeker's Collection. 

 h-d. Adult. River Main. Presented by Dr. A. Giinther. 

 e. Many specimens, lliver Neckar. From the Stuttgart Collection. 

 /. Large specimen. River Neckar. Presented by Dr. A. Giinther. 

 g-h. Large specimens. Lake of Ziirich. Presented by Prof. v. Siebold. 

 %-lc. Adult. Danube. Purchased of Dr. J. Heckel. 

 l-o. Adult. River Amper, Bavaria. From Dr. Gemminger's Col- 

 lection. 

 p. Adidt : skull. River jS^eckar. From Dr. A. Giinther's Collection. 



12. Abramis fasciatus. 



Aspius fasciatus, Nordmann, in Demid. Voy. Russ. Merid. iii. p. 497, 



pi. 23. fig. 2 (not Jeitteles). 

 Leuciseus fasciatus, Cuv. Sf Vnl. xvii. p. 252. 

 See Siebold, Siisstvagserf. p. 418. 



D. 10. A. 14. L. lat. 40-45. L. transv. 9/4. 



Body moderately elevated, its depth being a little less than one- 

 third of the total length (without caudal). Cleft of the mouth 

 oblique, with the jaws nearly even in front. The origin of the anal 

 is vertically below the end of the dorsal. Sides above and parallel 

 to the lateral line with two blackish bands ; each scale of the lateral 

 line wath two blackish dots. 



Pharyngeal teeth 5 . 3 or 4 — 3 or 4 . 5. 



Rivers of the countries east of the Black Sea. 



13. Abramis caemleus. 



Alburnus cferuleus, Heckel, in Russeqgers Reisen, i. p. 1084. taf. 11. 

 fig. 3. 



D. 11. A. 18-19. L. lat. 48-50. L. transv. 11/?. 



Body rather elevated, its depth being one-third of the total length 

 (without caudal). Snout a little shorter than the eye ; cleft of the 

 mouth directed upwards, with the jaws nearly even in front. There 

 are four longitudinal series of scales between the lateral line and 

 ventral fin. The origin of the anal fin is in advance of the vertical 

 from the last dorsal ray. A greyish band along the side of the body. 

 Vertical fins deep black towards their extremities. {Heck.) 



Aleppo. 



