NO. 1391. KOREAN FISHES— JORDAN AND STARKS. 201 



eye. Maxillaries strongly curved, reaching to below anterior margin 

 of eye; a slight notch between them anteriorly to receive a sharp 

 symph3'seal knob. Jaws even in front when closed. Interorbital 

 space rising obliqiiel}' from eye to the flattish median area. Gill- 

 rakers small and sharp 2+10 in number. Pharyngeal teeth long, 

 sharp, and slightly hooked; 5, 4, 2-2, 3, 4, in number. 



Scales large and thin. Lateral line apparently as in P. machserius. 

 Its course anteriorly can not be traced as the scales are absent in that 

 region. 



First ray of dorsal nearer base of caudal than tip of snout by a 

 distance equal in length of second dorsal ray, which slightl}- exceeds 

 combined length of snout and eye. Posterior edge of dorsal is 

 straight: when tin is depressed all rays except the first are coter- 

 minous. First anal ray under tip of depressed dorsal. Anal base is 

 contained 1\ in head. Ventrals inserted entirel}' in front of dorsal, 

 their tips are under the fourth dorsal ra}". 



Color of an old faded alcoholic specimen, bright silvery, dark l)rown 

 on back; fins all light. 



Fig. G.— I'ARAPELECUS JOUYI. 



This species differs from both P. argenteus and P. machxrlns in 

 having much larger scales and a larger head. 



The type and sole specimen is 20 cm. in length. It was taken at 

 Chemulpo, Korea, by Jouy, for whom it is named. It bears the 

 number 51197, U. S. National Museum. 



i8. CULTER RECURVICEPS (Richardson). 



Chemulpo. 



Family COBITID^F]. 



19. MISGURNUS ANGUILLICAUDATUS (Cantor) 

 Fusan. 



20. COBITIS TAENIA Linnaeus. 



Fusan and Gensan. 



21. ELXIS COREANUS Jordan and Starks, new species. 



Head li in length; depth, 5^. Dorsal, S; anal, 7; scales, 81. Ea'c, 

 5i in head; snout, 3; interorbital width, 3f. 



Head narrower than in EJ.tis n!l'hmi'<^ the snout slightly more 

 pointed. Barbels 8, about equal in length; a pair at nasals, 1 above 



