from the Upper Yangtsze-Kiang. 225 



attains a length of about 10 inches and is common at Kiu- 

 Kiang. 



Xenocypris argentea^ Gthr. 



I am unable to distinguish from it Xenocypris Davidi, 

 Blkr. ^ 



Myloleucus cethiopSj Basil. 



This is a large and common species in the Yangtsze-Kiang 

 near Kiu-Kiang. Mr. Styan has sent specimens 40 inches 

 long. The pharyngeal teeth are five molars in the specimen 

 examined. 



Hypophthalmichthys nohilis, Rich. 



This is also a very large Cyprinoid, exceeding a length of 

 4 feet. 



IJypophthalmichthys molitriw, C. V. 

 Equals the preceding in size. 



Rhynchocypris, g. n. (Cyprin.). 



Scales small, lateral line present. Dorsal fin short, without 

 spine, its origin being immediately behind the root of the 

 ventrals. Anal fin short. Mouth lateral, but overlapped by 

 the conically protruding snout. Intermaxillaries slightly 

 protractile, free from the upper part of the snout in their entire 

 circumference ; the labial fold of the lower jaw is lateral 

 only and does not extend across the symphysis ; barbel none. 

 Gill-rakers very short and few in number ; pseudobranchias 

 glandular. Pharyngeal teeth uncinate, in two rows, 5 . 2. 

 Intestine short, with one convolution. Peritoneum black. 



This genus seems to come nearer to some of the small 

 North-American members of Cyprinina than to any of the 

 Old- World forms. 



Rhyncliocypris variegata. 



D. 10 or 11. A. 9. L. lat. 100. 



Body rather elongate, its height being two nintlis of the 

 total length (without caudal), the length of the head two 

 sevenths. Head depressed, broad and flat above, snout 

 wedge-shaped and produced. Eye of moderate size, two 

 ninths of the length of the head and two thirds of the length 

 of the snout or of the width of the interorbital space. Origin 



