77. ocuExoiiirs. 297 



a. One of the typical specimens. Japan. From the Lcyden Museum. 



b. Adult. Japan. From Dr. Bleckcr's Collection. 



c. One of the typical specimens of L. minor. Japan. From the 



Leyden Museum. 



d. Kumerous adult and half-grown examples. Formosa. From 



Consul Swinhoe's Collection. 



e. Adult: skeleton. Formosa. From Consul Swinhoe's Collection. 



76. SaUALIOBARBUS. 



Scales of moderate size ; lateral line running along the lower part, 

 but terminating in the middle, of the tail. Dorsal fm short, with 

 less than nine branched rays, inserted opposite to the ventrals. 

 Anal tin ten-rayed. A minute barbel at tlie corner of the mouth *. 

 Mouth small, anterior, not extending backwards to the orbit. Sub- 

 orbitals not dilated. Gill-rakers sliort, laiiceolate, distant ; pseudo- 

 branchiaj. Pharyngeal teeth 5.4. 2 — 2 .4.4. Peritoneum black. 



China. 



1 . Squalioharbus curriculus. 



Leuciscus cunicuhis, liicJiards. IcJith. Chin. p. 299. 



teretiusculus, BasUeicsloj, JS'otiv. Mcin. i>oc. Nat. Mosc. x. p. 232, 



tab. 4. tig. 1. 

 Rasbora teretiuscula, Blech. Ned. Ti/dschr. Dicrk. 1864, p. 26. 

 Sarcocheilichthys teretiusculus, Kiivr, Novara, Fische, p. 350. 



D. 10. A. 11. y. 9. L. lat. 40-42. L. transv. 7/5|. 



Verj' similar to Lcnci'^cus dohida as regards general habit. There 

 are two and a half longitudinal scries of scales between the lateral 

 line anjl the root of the ventral fin. Body slightly compressed, ob- 

 long ; its depth is one-fourth of the total length (without caudal), 

 and scarcely more than the length of the head. Snout of moderate 

 length, longer than the eye, which is one-fifth of the length of the 

 head. Interorbital space broad, slightly convex. Upper jaw slightly 

 overlapping the lower. Barbels four, minute. Dorsal fin lower than 

 the body ; its origin is distinctly anterior to that of the ventral, and 

 midway between the end of the snout and the root of the caudal. 

 Anal fin not much deeper tlian loiig. Coloration uniform silverj-. 



China. 



a. Typical specimen, 8| inches long. Canton. Presented by J. 11. 



lleeves, Esq. 

 h'C, d-e. Half-grown and young. China. 



77. OCHETOBIUS. 



Scales small ; latfn'ul line running along the lower part, but ter- 

 minating in the middle, of the tail. Dorsal fin short, with ten 

 (? nine) branched rays, inserted ojiposite to the ventrals, and not 

 extending to above the anal, which is twelve-rayed. Barbels nque. 

 Mouth small, anterior, not extending to below the orbit. Sub- 



* Overlooked bv Bleekcr iiiid Kiicr. 



