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1.25 in head; base of anal extendinjj from anterior third of fish to caudal, 

 its rays short, about ?> in head; ventrals short and small, 2.50 in head; 

 pectorals (not pectoral filaments) about equal to head, and about half 

 the length of the filaments; caudal pointed, 3 in head. 



Fig. 1.— Coilia ectenes. 



Color in spirits, uniform silvery white; fins unmarked. 

 Two specimens from Shanghai, China. Length 2.30 to 3.75 inches. 

 Type is Cat. No. 52077, U.S.N.M. Length 3.75 inches. 



Family CYPRINID^. 



RHODEUS OCELLATUS Kner. 



Head, 4 in length; depth, 2; D. 14; A. 1, 13; scales, 2-33; lateral 

 line showing only on the anterior three scales. 



Color in spirits, uniform silvery, with no trace of ocellus. 

 Four specimens from Shanghai. Length, 2 to 2.20 inches. 



ZEZERA RATHBUNI Jordan and Scale, new species. 



Head, 4.50 in length; depth, 4.20; eye, 6 in head; D. I, 8; A. II, 7; 

 scales about 7-57-6; snout, 3 in head, equal to interorbital width; a 

 single long barbel at posterior end of maxillary, this barbel reaching 

 to angle of preopercle. 



Fig. 2.— Zezera eathbuni. 



Body elongate, compressed, not deep; depth of caudal peduncle, 2 

 in head; head naked, rather blunt, the upper lip thick and somewhat 

 projecting; depth of head, 1.50 in its length; pharyngeal teeth 5 + 5 



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