316 CYPRINIDJE. 



upper. The scales on the hinder part of the abdomen do not 

 extend across the edge. There are four and a half longitudinal 

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

 anterior anal rays are behind the vertical from the last dorsal ray. 

 Coloration uniform. 



Lakes of Bavaria and Austria ; rivers of the Crimea. 



a-€. Fine adult examples. Wiirm-See, Bavaria. From Dr. Gem- 

 minger's Collection. 



d. Adult. From the Collection of Prof. L. Agassi^. 



e. Adult female: skeleton. Wiinn-See. From Dr. Gemmiuger's 



Collection. 



8. Alburnus caudimacula. 

 Alburnus caudimacula, Heckel, I. c. ii. 3. p. 264. 



D. 11. A. 15-16. L. lat. 60-63. L. transv. 11/?. 

 Body rather elongate, its depth being contained five times and a 

 half in the total lengih (\vith the caudal). The diameter of the eye 

 is two-seventlis of the length of the head. Cleft of the mouth 

 directed upwards, the lower jaw slightly projecting beyond the 

 upper. There are three longitudinal series of scales between the 

 lateral line and ventral fin. The anterior anal rays are behind the 

 vertical from the last dorsal ray. Pectorals extending to the root 

 of the ventrals. A black spot at the base of the caudal ; edge of 

 the outer pectoral ray black, (HecJc.) 

 Eiver Kara (Persia). 



9. Alburnus pallidus. 



Alburnus pallidas, Heckel, I. c. i. p. 1086 ; and ii. 3. p. 23P, taf. 17. fig. 4. 

 D. 11. A. 17. L. lat. 64. L. transv. 13/?. 



Body rather elongate, its depth being contained thrice and three- 

 fourths in the total length (without caudal). Cleft of the mouth 

 directed upwards, the lower jaw scarcely projecting beyond the 

 upper. There are four longitudinal series of scales between the 

 lateral line and the ventral fin. The anterior anal rays are in 

 advance of the vertical from the last dorsal ray. Pectorals ex- 

 tending nearly to the root of the ventrals. Coloration uniform. 

 {Heclc.) 



Aleppo. 



10. Alburnus sellal. 



Albwnus sellal, Heckel, in Rmsegger's Reisen, i. p. 1082, taf. 11. 

 fig. 1. 



D. 10 ai). A. 14-16. L. lat. 73-80. L. transv. 14/?. 

 Body rather elongate, its depth being contained four times and 

 three-fifths in the total length (without caudal). The diameter of 

 the eye is three-fourths or two-thirds of the width of the inter- 

 orbital space. Snout as long as the eye ; cleft of the mouth directed 

 upwards, the lower jaw projecting beyond the upper. There are 

 five longitudinal sciies of scales between the lateral line and Tentral 



