56. LETJCiscrs. 237 



the mouth is open. Origin of the dorsal fin behind the root of the 

 ventrals, and considerably nearer to the base of the caudal than to 

 the end of the snout. Pectoral fin terminating at a great distance 

 from the ventral. Scales with numerous conspicuous striae. There 

 are four longitudinal series of scales between the lateral line and 

 ventral fin.- Operculum but little higher than long; suborbital 

 ring nearly as broad as the soft part of the cheek beneath it 

 A dark band along each side of the body. 

 Erzeroum. 



a. Six inches long. Lake Van. Presented Tby Dr. A. Giinther. 



This species belongs to the division which has been named Telestes. 



33. Leuciscus polylepis. 



Telestes polylepis, Steindachwr, in Sitzgsher. Ak. Wiss. Wien, liv. 1866, 

 p. 300 (with a plate). 



1). 10.- A. 11. L.lat. 68-71. L. transv. 12-13/?. 



The height of the body is one-fourth or rather less than one- 

 fourth of the total length (without caudal). The diameter of the 

 eye is two-sevenths or one-fourth of the length of the head. The 

 cleft of the mouth does not reach the vertical from the front margin 

 of the eye. Snout convex, the upper jaw overlapping the lower. 

 Origin of the dorsal fin opposite to the root of the inner ventral ray. 

 There are five or six longitudinal series of scales between the lateral 

 line and ventral fin. A dark band along the side of the head and 

 body, above the lateral line. Fins orange-coloured at the base. 

 {^Steinclachner.^ 



Pharyngeal teeth 5 . 2 — 2 . 4. 



Croatia. 



2. Lateral line incomplete : Phoxinus. 



34. Lenciscns phoxinus. 



The Minnow. Die Pfelle, Pfrille, or Elritze. V^ron. 



Phoxinus, Belon. De Aquat. p. 322 (not Rondel.). 



Phoxinus belonii, Aldrov. p. 582. 



Minow, Willughby, p. 268, tab. Q. 8. fig 7 ; Pennant, Brit. Zool. iii. p. 326, 



or, edit. 1812, iii. p. 489; Cmich, Brit. Fish. iv. p. 64, pi. 199. 

 Cobitis flu\4atilis, marsil. Damib. iv. tab. 9. fig. 1. 

 Cyprinus, sp., Ariedi, Oen. p. 4. no. 9 ; Synon. p. 12. nos. ^2 & 23, p. 13. 



no. 29 ; and Speo. p. 30. no. 16. 

 Cyprinus phoxinus, L. Syst. Nat. p. 528 ; Bl. Fische Detdschl. p. 00, 



tab. 8. fig. 5 ; Bl. Schn. p. 437; Lacep. v. p. 571; Meidinger, tab. 39 ; 



Jiirine, Poiss. Lac Leman, p. 229, pi. 14; Donovan, Brit. Fish. iii. 



pi. 60; Ttirton, Brit. Faun. p. 109; Jenyns, Manual, p. 415; 



Ekstrom, Fische von Mcrko, p. 26 ; Gronov. Syst. ed. Gray, p. 185. 

 Cj'priuus aphya, L. Syst. Nat. p. 528 ; Meidinner, tab. 15. 



morella, Leske, Ichthyol. Lips. p. 47. 



Veron, Duhamel, Peches, ii. p. 515, pi. 26. fig. 7. 



Cyprinus rivularis, Pallas, Zoogr. Ross.-Asiat. iii. p. 330 ; Kesslcr, Bull. 



Soc. Nat. Mosc. 1859, xxxii'. 2. p. 540. 

 Leuciscus phoxinus, Fleming, Brit- An. p. 188 ; Nilsson, Skand. Faun. 



iv.' p. 319; V, ^ Val. xVii. p. 303; Yurrell, Brit. Fish. i. p. 372, 



