81. ALBURNUS. 315 



Aspius cliipeoides, Nordmaniij iti Demid. Voy. Suss. M&i'id, iii. p. 500, 



Pom. pi. 24. %. 2. 

 Leuciscus clupeoides, Ctw. 8f Val. xvii. p. 291. 



D. 11. A. 18*. L. lat. 50. L. transv. 11/5. 



Body moderately elongate, its depth being more than the length 

 of the nead, and one-fourth of the total (without caudal). Lower 

 jaw projecting beyond the upper. The origin of the anal fin is 

 immediately behind the end of the dorsal ; pectorals well developed, 

 not extending to the vcntrals. Coloration uniform. 



Rivers of Southern Russia and Northern Persia. 



5. Albumus eichwaldii. 



Cyprinvis albumus, Eichwahl, Faun. Casp.-Caucas. p. 159 (not L.). 

 Aibuinus eichwaldii, De Filippi, Via(/(/. in Persia, p. 859. 



D. 10. A. 15. L. lat. 50. L. transv. 11/7. 



The height of the body is one-fourth of the total length (with the 

 caudal). Snout pointed, with the lower jaw but slightly prominent. 

 A dark band along the upper part of the side. 



River Kur, near Tiflis. 



This may prove to properly belong to Abramis. 



6. Albumus scoranzoides. 

 Alburnus scoranzoides, Heckel, Siissivasserf. p. 139. 



A. 13-14. L. lat. 41-42. L. transv. 7^/?. 

 Three longitudinal series of scales between the lateral Hue and 

 the ventral tin. The anal fin commences behind tb(^ vertical from 

 the end of the dorsal. {Heck.) 



Montenegro. 

 a. Adult, in bad state. River Rieka. From the Milan Museum. 



7. Alburnus mento. 

 Die Mai-Renke. 

 Aspius mento, Perty, in Isis, 1832, p. 720; Heckel, in Atin. Wien. 



Mils. i. p. 225, taf. 19. fig. 3; Nordmann, in Demid, Voy. Russ. 



Merid. iii. p. 495. 

 Leuciscus mento, Ctm. <§• Val. xvii. p. 271. 

 Albumus mento, Heclcel <^- Kner, Siisswassei-f. p. 139. fig. 73 ; Siebuld, 



Silsswasserf. p. IGl. 

 mentoides, Kes'^hr, Bull. Soc. Nat. Mosc. 1859, p. 531. 



D. 11. A. 17-19. V. 9-10. L. lat. 65-68. L. transv. 11/7. 

 Vert. 24/20. 



Body rather elongate, its depth being contained from four times 

 and one-third to five times in the total length (without caudal). 

 Snout as long as, or rather longer than, the eye ; cleft of the mouth 

 directed upwards, the lower jaw considerably projecting beyond the 



* This is the number stated by Valenciennes, and shown in the figure given 

 by Noi'dmann ; the latter author has j^^^ in the fornuila of the text. 



