99. NEMACniLi's. 359 



2. CamUd Jill distinctly emargiiMte. 



iiU. Nemachilus insignis. 



Cobitis insiguis, Heckel, in Ri(s>^cgger's Reisen, i. p. 1087, taf. 12. fij^. 3. 

 D. 10. A. 7. V. 7. 



Caudal fin conspicuously emarginate. Origin of the dorsal fin 

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

 The height of the body is considerably less than the length of the 

 head, which is one-fifth of the total (without caudal). The depth 

 of the free portion of the tail is ojie-half of its length. Snout pro- 

 duced, rather pointed, its length being more than that of the post- 

 orbital portion of the head. Eye of moderate size, its diameter being 

 a little less than the width of the interorbital space. Length of the 

 pectoral fin rather more than one-half of the distance of its root from 

 the ventral. Upper margin of the dorsal fin straight, oblique. Body 

 mottled with blackish, the spots forming sometimes irregular bands 

 across the back of the ttxil. 



Syria. 



a. Several adult and half-grown specimens. Dead Sea. From the 



Collection of the llev. H. B. Tristram. 

 h. Several young examples. Jacob's Well. From the Collection of 



the llev. H. B. Tristram. 



31. Nemachilus argyrogi'amma. 



Cobitis argyrogramnia, Iledicl, in Russf(/(jcr''s Reisen, ii. p. 239, taf. 18. 

 tig. 3. 



D. 12. A. 7. V. 7. 

 Caudal fin slightly emarginate. The origin of the dorsal fin is a 

 little nearer to the end of the snout than to the root of the caudal. 

 The height of the body is neaily equal to the length of the head, 

 AS hich is two-ninths of the total (without caudal). Snout of mode- 

 rate length, obtuse, rather shorter than the postorbital portion of the 

 head. Eye small. Length of the pectoral fin much more than one- 

 half of the distance of its root from the ventral. Upper margin of 

 the dorsal f^n straight, obliciue. Body with ten or twelve irregular 

 brown cross bands, interrupted by the silvery lateral line. A black 

 streak from the eye to the end of the snout. {IlecJc.) 

 Aleppo. 



32. Nemachilus frenatus. 

 Cobitis frenata, Heckel, in Russcggcr^s Reisen, i. p. 108(), taf. 12. fig. 1. 

 D. 11. A. 7. V. 7. 



Caudal fin slightly emarginate. Origin of the dorsal fin nearly 

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

 The height of the body is scarcely less than the length of the head, 

 which is nearly one-fifth of the total (without caudal). Snout short, 

 obtuse, much shorter than the postorbital porticm of the head. Eye 

 rather small. Length of the pectoral about one-half of the distance 

 of its base from the ventral. Uppcj' iniugiii of tlie dorsal fin straight, 



