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than to the root of the eaudal. Thfee round black spots on each 

 side ; one in front and one behind the dorsal tin, and the third on 

 the end of the tail. (Blkr.) 

 Guinea (Dabo-Crom). 



b. West Astatic. 



55. Barbus grypus. 

 JTeckel, in Rtissegger, Jieisai, 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 series of scales between the lateral line 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 \0tsch3ri. 



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

 D. 11. A. 8. L. lat. 37. L. transv. 4/3-far. 

 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 small. Anal 

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

 River 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 cauis. 

 Cuv. Sf Val. 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. Mouth anterior, the jaws being 

 equal or subequal in length in haLf-g^rown examples, and the lower 

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



* Prof. Dum^ril has, at my request, examined the typical specimens, and 

 found 32-33 scales in the lateral line, and not 27, as stated by Valenciennes. 



