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  On 
  new 
  Cyprinid 
  Fishes 
  from 
  Waziristan, 
  

  

  vagra. 
  Ham. 
  Bucli., 
  Scaphi'odom'rreguJaris, 
  Day, 
  and 
  Crosso- 
  

   chilus 
  barbatulus. 
  Heck., 
  are 
  already 
  known 
  ; 
  the 
  other 
  two 
  

   are 
  described 
  below 
  as 
  new 
  to 
  science. 
  

  

  SCHIZOCYPRIS, 
  gen. 
  nov. 
  

  

  Closely 
  related 
  to 
  Schizothorax, 
  Heck., 
  and 
  Schizopt/r/opsis, 
  

   Steind., 
  differing 
  in 
  scaling, 
  structure 
  o£ 
  mouth, 
  and 
  piia- 
  

   ryngeal 
  dentition. 
  Body 
  in 
  great 
  part 
  covered 
  with 
  small 
  

   scales, 
  but 
  thorax, 
  abdomen, 
  and 
  a 
  mid-dorsal 
  strip 
  naked. 
  

   Mouth 
  transverse, 
  inferior; 
  barbels 
  absent, 
  or 
  a 
  minute 
  

   posterior 
  pair 
  ; 
  lower 
  lip 
  developed 
  only 
  at 
  corners 
  of 
  mouth 
  ; 
  

   lower 
  jaw 
  without 
  horny 
  sheath. 
  Pharyngeal 
  teeth 
  

   2.3. 
  4 
  — 
  4 
  .3.2, 
  compressed, 
  with 
  flat 
  grinding-surfaces. 
  

   Dorsal 
  fin 
  with 
  a 
  strong 
  serrated 
  spine. 
  

  

  B. 
  

  

  Lower 
  surface 
  of 
  head 
  of 
  A. 
  Discognathns 
  xoance 
  ( 
  X 
  2) 
  and 
  

   13. 
  Schtzocypris 
  briicei. 
  

  

  ScJdzocypris 
  hrucei, 
  sp. 
  n. 
  

  

  Depth 
  of 
  body 
  4 
  to 
  5 
  in 
  length, 
  length 
  of 
  head 
  A^ 
  to 
  4|. 
  

   Snout 
  1§ 
  diameter 
  o£ 
  eye, 
  which 
  is 
  5 
  in 
  length 
  of 
  head 
  ; 
  

   interorbital 
  width 
  3. 
  Width 
  of 
  mouth 
  ^ 
  width 
  of 
  head. 
  

   Dorsal 
  III 
  8; 
  origin 
  equidistant 
  from 
  anterior 
  margin 
  of 
  eye 
  

   and 
  base 
  of 
  caudal, 
  above 
  posterior 
  part 
  of 
  base 
  of 
  pelvics 
  ; 
  

   first 
  branched 
  ray 
  longest, 
  ^ 
  to 
  |- 
  length 
  of 
  head 
  ; 
  free 
  edge 
  

   of 
  fin 
  straight. 
  Anal 
  III 
  6. 
  Pectoral 
  extending 
  a 
  little 
  

   more 
  than 
  \ 
  distance 
  from 
  its 
  base 
  to 
  pelvics, 
  which 
  do 
  not 
  

   reacii 
  vent. 
  Caudal 
  forked. 
  Caudal 
  peduncle 
  twice 
  as 
  long 
  

   as 
  deep. 
  Back 
  bluish 
  grey, 
  with 
  or 
  without 
  darker 
  spots 
  ; 
  

   lower 
  parts 
  white 
  ; 
  fins 
  yellow, 
  tinged 
  with 
  pink. 
  

  

  Ten 
  specimens, 
  the 
  largest 
  140 
  mm. 
  in 
  total 
  leiigtli. 
  

  

  