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space. Upper surface of the head slightly convex. Mouth of 

 moderate width, the cleft reaching scarcely to the front margin of the 

 orbit ; jaws nearly even in front. The hindmost suborbital is rather 

 larger than the first ; the intermediate part of the rinc/ broad, the third 

 bone being scarce!)/ narroiver 

 than the fourth or last. The 

 origin of the dorsal fin is a 

 little behind the root of the 

 ventrals, opposite to the fif- 

 teenth or sixteenth scale of 

 the lateral line. Anal with 

 the lower margin straight, 

 not much' higher than long. 

 Caudal fin emarginate. The 

 pectoral terminates at a great 



distance from the ventrals, and is as long as the head, without 

 snout. Length of the ventral fin more than one-half of that of the 

 head. Scales with numerous radiating strite. There are three 

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

 Coloration more or less uniform ; sometimes a well-defined brown 

 spot at the base of each scale, the spots forming longitudinal series. 

 Pharyngeal teeth hooked, slightly denticulated, 5 . 2 — 2 . 5. 

 Portugal. (? Spain.) 



a, b, c-d. From 5 to 7 inches long. Eiver Mendego, Coimbra. 

 Presented by Dr. Barboza du Bocage. 



e, f-h. From 3 to 6 inches long. Cintra. Presented by Dr. Bar- 

 boza du Bocage. 



16. Leuciscus fellowesii. 

 D. 11. A. 11. V. 9. L. lat. 43. L. transv. 8/6. 

 Body oblong, its depth being one -fourth of the total length 

 (without caudal) ; the length of the head is contained foiir times 



and one-third in it. Head very broad 

 conve.v, and its loidth onfained ficice and 



the interorbita! space is 

 >nc-third in the lentffh of 



