19. BARBUS. 89 



p. 598 ; Willughhy, p. 259, tab. Q 2. fig. 1 ; Ray, Synops. p. 121 ; 



Marsil. Danuh. iv. p. 18, tab. 7. fig. 1 ; Schonev. p. 29. 

 Mystus, Fluviatilis Barbus, JBellon. i. p. 301 ; Klein, Pise. Miiii. v. 



p. 04. sp. 1. 

 Cjprinus, Artcdi, Genera, p. 4. no. 11, and Syno.t. p. 8. no. 14; 



Gronov. Zoophyl. i. p. 104, and Mus. Ichthyol. i. p. 5, and ii. p. 3. 



no. 20. 

 Cyprinus barbus, L. Syst. Nat. i. p. 527 ; Bloch, Fische Dmtschl. i. 



p. 109, taf. 18 ; Bl. Schn. p. 450 ; Lacep. v. p. 524 ; Pallas, Zuogr. 



Boss.- As. iii. p. 291 ; Meidinyer, Ic. tab. 9 ; Turtmi, Brit Imm. 



p. 107; Donovan, Brit. Fish, ii, pi. 29; Jenyns, Man. p. 404; 



Grmiw. Syst. ed. Gray, p. 177. 

 Barbeau, Duhamel, Pesches, ii. p. 520. 

 Barbel, Pennant, Brit. Zool. iii. p. 312, and edit. 1812, iii. p. 472, 



pi. 82 ; Yarrell, Brit. Fish. i. p. 321, and 2nd edit. i. p. 307, and 



3rd edit. i. p. 378 ; Cotich, Brit. Fish. iv. p. 16, pi. 181. 

 Barbus vulgaris, Fleming, Brit. An. p. 185. 

 Barbus flu^'iatilis, Agassiz, Mem. Soc. Sc. Nat. Neuchatel, i. p. 37 ; 



Cuv. ^ Val. xvi. p. 125 ; Selys-Longchamiis, Faun. Beige, p. 194 ; 



Kroyer, Danm. Fisk. iii. p. 321 ; Giinther, Fische d. Neck. p. 40 ; 



Bopp, Fische d. Bodens, p. 5 ; Heckcl 8f Kner, Siisswasserf. p. 79 ; 



Kessler, Bull. Soc. Nat. Mosc. 1859, xxxii. pt. 1. p. 527 ; Siehold, 



Siisswasserf. p. 109; Canestrini, Arch, per la Zoolog. iv. 18G6, 



p. 79 ; Jeitteles, Fische d. March, p. 27, and Verhandl. zool.-bot. 



Gesellseh. Wien, 1862, p. 290 ; Blanchard, Poiss. France, p. 302 



(fig. very bad). 



cyclolepis, Heckel, Ann. Wien. Mus. ii. p. 155. 



com'munis, Nordmann, in Demid. Voy. Buss. Merid. iii. p. 172. 



D. 3/8-9. A. 3/5. V. 9-10. L. lat. 55-62. L. transv. ^±^. 



' 14-15 



Yert. 26/21. 



Osseous dorsal ray strong and strongly serrated, not flexible. 

 There are seven longitudinal series of scales between the lt.>,v;ral 

 line and the base of the ventral. The length of the head is one- 

 fourth of the total (without caudal). Body elongate ; snout much 

 produced, with thick lips. Eyes small. Anal fin at least twice as 

 high as broad ; caudal deeply emarginate. 



Northern and Central Europe. Tributaries of the Isonzo. 



a. Thirty inches long. Serpentine. Presented by Mr, Slark. 

 h. Adult : stuffed. Thames. Presented by Sir J. Banks, Bart. 



c. Adult : skin. Thames. From Yarrell's Collection. 



d. Half-grown. London. Presented by Mr. Yarrell. 

 e-h. Adult: skins. England. 



i, Tc. Half-grown. Holland. _ 



I. Half-growTi : skin. Holland. From Gronow's Collection. 



m-n. Half-grown. Eiver Amper( Bavaria). From Dr. Gemminger's 



Collection. 

 o-q. Young. River Wiirm (Bavaria). From l)r. Gemmiii'^cr's 



Collection. 

 r. Adult : stuffed. Mauritius (acclimatized). From M. Tcliuir's 



Collection. 

 s. Adult : skeleton. Neckar. From Dr. A. Giinther's Collection. 

 t. Adiilt: skull. Ehine. From Dr. A. Giinther's Collection. 



