79. ARRAMIS, 303 



more than one-third, of the total length (without caudal). Snout 

 very obtuse, high, with the upper profile bent downwards in a strong 

 curve. The upper jaw slightly overlaps the lower, the mouth being 

 inferior. Back of the tail not keeled. There are six longitudinal 

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

 dorsal fin vertically above the anterior anal nijs. 

 Russia ; Danube. 



a. Fine specimen. Donauwdrth. From the Stuttgart Collection. 

 h. Adult. Danube. From Dr. Gemminger's Collection. 

 c. Adult female : skeleton. Danube. From Dr. Gemminger's Col- 

 lection. 



4. Abramis vimba. 



Die Russnase or Zartlie. 



Capito anadromus, Gesner, Hist. Aiiim. p. 12G9 ; and Fischhiich, 



p. 180; Marsil. Danuh. tab. 6. 

 Cj^rinus, sp., Artecli, Gen. p. 6. no. 10 ; aud Spec. p. 18. no. 8 ; and 



Synon. p. 14. uo. 32. 

 Cyprinus vimba, L. Syst. Nat. i. p. 531 ; Bl. Fische Deutucld. i. p. 38, 



tab. 4 ; Meidinqefr, tab. 38 ; Rcisinqer, Ichth. Honq. p. 72 ; Pallas, 



Zooyr. Ross.- As. p. 322; Ekstrom,' Vet. Akad. Handl. 1830, p. 184; 



or Fische v. Morkb, p. 49. 



zerta, Leske, Ichthyol. Lips. p. 44. 



carinatus. Pall. Zooyr. Poss.-As. iii. p. 323. 



Abramis vimba, Cuv. 8,- Val. XA-ii. p. 65 ; Nilsson, Skand. Faun. iv. 



p. 322; Heckel ^ Kncr, Silsswasserf. p. 109. fig. 57; Dyboroski, 



Cypr. Lilly. 183 ; Jeittelcs, Fische d. March, i. 1863, p. 29 ; Siebold, 



SiJsswasserf. p. 125 ; Mcdiiiyren, Wieym. Arch. xxx. p. 312 ; Jiickel, 



Abhandl. zool. -miner. Ver. Reyensh. 1864, p. 34. 

 Abramis wimba, JCroycr, Danm. Fisk. iii. p. 400; Nordmann, in 



Demid. Voy. Russ. Merid. iii. p. 508. 



D. 11. A. 21-23. V. 10-11. L. lat. 55-GO. L. transv. 10^/9. 

 Vert. 23/23. 



Body moderately high, its depth being one-third, or rather less 

 than one-third, of the total length (without caudal). Snout pro- 

 duced, projecting beyond the mouth, which is entirely at the lower 

 side of the snout. Back of the tail keeled; belly behind the 

 ventrals compressed, the scales not extending across the edge. 

 There are five longitudinal series of scales between the lateral line 

 and the ventral. The anterior anal rays are at some distance 

 behind the end of the dorsal fin. 



Danube ; North Germany ; Sweden ; Russia. 



a-d. Half-grown. Olmiitz. From Hr. Jeitteles's Collection. 



e. Adult. Danube. Presented by Prof, von Siebold. 



/. Half-grown. Berlin. Presented by Prof. Peters. 



g. Adult: skin. From Gronow's Collection*. 



h-m. Half-grown. Lake AVenern. From Mr. Lloyd's Collection. 



* Although Gronow had a specimen in his collection, he a^jpears to have 

 confounded this species with others {A. ballcrus &c.), as is evident from his 

 description and synonymy. Also Kltin distinguished the species of AhraiJiis 

 badly, so that I cannot refer to tins author in the synonymy. 



