19. BARBUS. 137 



114. Barbus homozonus. 



Capoeta gracilis, Schleg. Faun. Japon. Potss, p. 201, pi. 100. fig. 2 (not 

 Barbus gracilis, Jerdon). 



D. 10. A. 8. L. lat. 35. L. transv. 4/5. 



Dorsal fin without osseous ray. The height of the body is nearly 

 equal to the length of the head, which is one-fourth of the total 

 (without caudal). Snout a little shorter than the diameter of the 

 eye, which is more than one-fourth of the length of the head. Jaws 

 nearly even anteriorly ; maxillary scarcely reaching to the vertical 

 from the orbit ; barbels two, shorter than the eye. The origin of 

 the dorsal fin is nearer to the end of the snout than to the root of 

 the caudal. Pectoral long, reaching to the root of the ventral. A 

 bluish silvery band along the side. (Schleg.) 



Japan. Two and a half inches long. 



115. Barbus aphya. 



Gnathopogon javanicus, Bleek. Atl. Ichthyd. Cypr. p. 117, tab. 2.,fig. 9 

 (not Barhus javanicus, Blkr.). 



D. 9. A. 8. L. lat. 33-34. L. transv. 3^/4. 



Dorsal fin without osseous ray. There are two and a half longi- 

 tudinal series of scales between the lateral line and the root of the 

 ventral fin. The height of the body is two-ninths of the total 

 length (without caudal), the length of the head one-fourth. Snout 

 as long as the diameter of the eye, which is a little more than one- 

 fourth of the length of the head. Jaws even anteriorly ; maxillary 

 scarcely reaching to the vertical from the orbit ; barbels two, shorter 

 than the eye. The origin of the dorsal fin is somewhat in advance 

 of the ventrals, and nearly midway between the end of the snout and 

 the root of the caudal. Pectoral fin terminating at som6 distance 

 from the ventral. A broad silvery band along the middle of the 

 side. 



Java. 



a. Type of the species, 2^ inches long : not in good state. From Dr. 

 .Bleeker'e Collection. 



2. An osseous dorsal ray ; barbels simple. 



116. Barbus siaja. 



Capoeta enoplos, BleeTt. Nat. Tydschr. Ned. Ind. ii. p. 431. 



siaja, Bleek. I. c. p. 432. 



Cyclocheiliehthys (Siaja) siaja, Bleek. Prodv. Cypr. p. 374; or Atl. 



Ichthyol. Cypr. p. 86, pi. 29. fig. 3. 

 (Siaja) macropus, Bleek. Prodr. Cypr. p. 373 ; or Atl. Ichthyd. 



Cypr. p. 86, pi. 35. fig. 3. 



D. 12. A. 8. L. lat. 37. L. transv. 7/6. 

 The osseous dorsal ray is very strong, its stiff portion being as 

 long as the head, with coarse and conspicuous serrature. There are 

 four and a half longitudinal series between the lateral line and the 



