On Freshwater Fishes from Smyrna. 153 



XX IT. — On Freshioater Fishes from Smyrna. 

 By G. A. BOULENGER, F.E.S. 



The Trustees of the British Museum are indebted to Mr. F. 

 Hohnwood, C.B., H.B.M. Consul-General at Smyrna, for a 

 small but interesting collection of fishes made by him in the 

 rivers and streams between the north coast of Smyrna and 

 Troy. Three out of the seven species represented in the 

 collection are undescribed. The known species are: — Ga- 

 poeta fratercula, Heck. ; Leuciscus herak^ Heck, j Cohitis 

 tcenia, L. ; and Salmo fario, var. macrostigma, A. Dum.* 

 The new species are here described. 



Capoeta Holmwoodii. 



Depth of body equal to length of head, 4^ to 4| times 

 in total length. Snout rounded, feebly projecting beyond 

 the mouth, as long as the eye, which is 4 times in length 

 of head; interorbital width | length of head, widtii of 

 mouth \ ; no barbel. Dorsal 118, without osseous ray, origi- 

 nating midway between end of snout and base of caudal. 

 Anal III 9. Pectoral a little shorter than the head, the 

 distance between its extremity and the base of the ventrals 

 about half its length. Caudal forked. Scales 60-64 ^^ j 

 5 scales between lateral line and base of ventral. Pale olive 

 above, silvery on the sides and below. 



Total length 120 millim. 



Two specimens. 



Barbus lydianus. 



Depth of body 3§ to 4^ times in total length, length of 

 head 3^ to 4 times. Snout rounded, feebly prominent, nearly 

 twice as long as the diameter of the eye, which is 4^ to 5 

 times in length of head; interorbital width ^ length of head ; 

 rostral barbel a little shorter than the maxillary barbel, which 

 measures 1^ to 1| diameter of eye. Dorsal III 7-8; spine 

 strong, I length of head ; serrai strong, 23-25 ; origin of 

 dorsal opposite to outer ventral rays, and a little nearer base 

 of caudal than end of snout. Anal II 5. Caudal forked. 

 Scales 43-46 ^ ; 4 or 5 scales between lateral line and base 

 of ventral. Pale olive above, silvery beneath; small irregular 

 dark spots may be present on the back and sides. 



Totcil length 140 millim. 



Several specimens. 



• This form is represen 

 tuan, Tangiers, Algeria 



Ann. & Mag. N. Hist. Ser. 6. Vol. xviii. 11 



* This form is represented iu the British Museum by specimens from 

 Tetuan, Tangiers, Algeria, Mt. Olympus, and Teheran. 



