fi'om the Ujyper Yangtsze-Kiang . 223 



smooth ; giilar fold indistinct. Nearly uniform horny black, 

 the lower parts brownish, tinely marbled with darker. 



millini. 



Total length 85 



From snout to cloaca 40 



Length of head 11 



Width of head 10 



Fore limb 15 



Hind limb 10 



Tail 39 



Two specimens were collected by Mr. Pratt at Ichang. 



4. Fishes. 



Simj)erca ehuatsi, BasiL 

 Mr. Styan has sent specimens 2 feet in length. 



Ophiocephalus argus, Cant. 



The specimens sent by Mr. Styan are 16-17 inches in 

 length. 



Sclerognathus cMnensis. 



D. 58. A. 16. V. 12. L. lat. 65. L. transv. 12/13. 



Mouth small, transverse, inferior, surrounded by a broad, 

 continuous, corrugated lip. Body much elevated, the back 

 being compressed into a sharp edge. The anterior profile 

 ascends steeply from the occiput to the origin of the dorsal 

 fin, which is the highest point of the body. The greatest 

 depth of the body is two fifths of the total length (without 

 caudal). Head small, broad, one fifth of the total length 

 {without caudal). Eye of moderate size, situated in the 

 middle of the length of the head. Dorsal fin very high, the 

 fourth simple ray being as high as the body ; also the anal 

 fin is elevated, the longest rays reaching beyond the root of 

 the caudal. Caudal fin emarginate, with the lower lobe 

 pointed and with the upper rounded. Paired fins very large, 

 the pectorals extending beyond the root of tlie ventrals, which 

 reach to or nearly to the vent. There are nine longitudinal 

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

 Body light-coloured, with three very broad, irregular, black 

 cross bands, the anterior behind the head, the middle corre- 

 sponding to the ventral fins, and the third nearly entirely 

 covering the tail. Fins black, with the exception of the 

 caudal, which is only partially tinged with black. 



