D. 10-11. A. 19-23. V. 9-10. L. lat. 47-53. L. transv. , ,. 



20-22 ^"^ 



81. ALBURNTJS. 313 



Mulnu/reti, in Wkym. Arch. xxx. p. 315; Jeitteles, Fische d. March, 



ii. 18(34, p. 6 ; Blanchard, I'oiss. France, p. .3G4. 

 Albiirnus breviceps, HecJc . i!j- Kner, Siisswatmcrf. p. 1.34. fig. GO. 

 fabrifii, Blanchard, Poiss. France, p. 370. 



. L. lat. 47-53. L. transv. ^^" 



Vert. ""_^J" 



Body rather elongate. Snout as long as, or somewhat longer than, 

 the eye ; cleft of the mouth directed upwards, the point of the lower 

 jaw slightly ju-ojecting beyond the upper. The scales on the hinder 

 half of the abdomen do not extend across the edge. There are three 

 longitudinal series of scales between the lateral line and ventral fin. 

 The anterior anal rays are below the end of the dorsal fin. Uniform 

 bright silvery. 



Europe, north of the Alps. 



a, b. Adult. Thames. From Yarrell's Collection. 



c-e. Adult. Lake Wenern. 



f-g. Adult and half-grown. Gefle. From Wheelwright's Collection. 



h-k. Half-grown. Sweden. From ^^laeel'might's Collection. 



7. Adult. Holland. From Dr. Blocker's Collection. 



m-o. Half-grown. Ehine, near Strassbourg. Presented by Pro- 

 fessor V. Siebold. 



j)-tv. Adult and half-grovsTi. River Main. Presented by Dr. A. 

 Giinther. 



x-y, z-a. Adult. Neckar, near Tiibingen. From the Stuttgart 

 Collection. 



ft. Large specimen. Switzerland. From Professor L. Agassiz's 

 Collection. 



y. Adult. Danube. Purchased of Dr. J. Heckel. 



^-e. Large specimens. Eiver Amper. From Dr. Gemminger's Col- 

 lection. 



^. Adult : skull. Eiver Neckar. From Dr. A. Giinther's Collection. 



Hybrids. 



On a hybrid between this species and Leuelscus cepJialus, see p. 223. 



On another with Leuciscus eriithrophtludmus (^jllburnus rosen- 

 /idneri), j). 233. 



M. Blanchard (Poiss. France, p. 369) distinguishes the Bleak of 

 the Lakes of Geneva and Bourget as a distinct species, Albarnas 

 riiirandclla ; he says that it has fifty-seven or fifty-eight scales in 

 the lateral line. 



2. Albnmus alburneUxis. 



Alborella, Avola. 



Aspir.8 alburuus, Bonap. Faun. Ital. Fesci. 



alborella, J)e Filippi, Cenni, p. 10. 



Leuciscus alburuellus, Martens, in If'icyni. Archir, 18-"J7, pp. l-)] . 179, 

 tab. y. Hjr. (i. 



