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fin. He mentions the eyes as "nictitantes^^ ; but this seems to 

 refer merely to the circular eyelid, which covers only the 

 margin of the orbit, as also shown in the figure. 



Cynoglossus semilcevis. 



Cynofflossus semtlaivis, Giinth. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist., Nov. 1873, 

 p. 379. 



Vernacular name : Ta ta-pan yu. 



The specimen, 16 inches long, differs somewhat from the 

 type ; I count 124 rays in the dorsal and 98 in the anal fin ; 

 23 rows of scales between the upper and middle, and 28 be- 

 tween the middle and lower lateral lines. No spots on the 

 blind side. 



Cynoglossus gracilis, 

 Cynoglossus gracilis, Giinth. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist., Sept. 1873, p. 244. 



Vernacular name : Hsiao ta-pan yu. 



Also in this specimen, which is 11 inches long, the numbers 

 of the fin-rays and scales vary slightly from the type, the 

 dorsal fin showing 136 rays and the anal 102 ; 1. lat. 165. 

 21 rows of scales between upper and middle and 28 between 

 middle and lower lateral lines. 



Silurus asotuSy L. 

 Vernacular name : Lien yu. 



Macrones longirostris. 



Macrones longirostris, Giintb. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist., Sept. 1878, 

 p. 245. 



Vernacular name : Hui wang yu. 



Macrones Vachellii. 



Bagrus (?) Vachellii, Richards. Ichth. China and Japan, p. 284. 

 Silurus calvarius, Basilewskv, Nouv. Mem. Soc. Imp. Nat. Mosc. x. 



1855, p. 241, pi. ix. fig. 1.' 

 Pseudobagrus Vachellii, Giinth. Fish. v. p. 85. 



Vernacular name : Ko ya tzu yu. 



Formerly I was inclined to refer S. calvarius, Basil., to 

 Macrones falvidracOy but that name, I have now no doubt, 

 was intended for the present species. 



Cyprinus carpio, L. 

 Vernacular name : Li yu. 



