Fishes from Yunnan Fa. 1^1 



Sc. 110 '-^ 14 between lateral line and root of ventral ; 1. lat. 

 70. D. Ill 7, the third simple ray a strong spine, with finely 

 serrated posterior edges, the first branched ray the longest, f 

 the length of head ; origin of dorsal equidistant from anterior 

 nostril and base of caudal. A. Ill 5. Pectoral not reaching 

 ventral. Caudal forked, the upper lobe slightly the longer, 

 a little less tiian the length of head. Caudal peduncle If 

 times as long as deep, lirownish, with silvery reflections, 

 lighter below. 



A single specimen, 170 mm. in total length. 



3. Barhus yunnanensis, sp. n. 



Depth of bjdy .3| times in the total length, length of head 

 4 1 times. Snout Ig times as long as eye, the diameter of 

 which is 5 times in the length of head and If times in the 

 interorbital width. Mouth subterminal ; maxillary not 

 extending to below the eye. Two barbels on each side, the 

 anterior ^, the posterior f the length of head. Sc. 46 4, 4 

 between lateral line and root of ventral. D. Ill 8, the third 

 simple ray a strong spine with serrated posterior edges, the 

 first branched ray tlie longest, ^ the length of head ; origin 

 of dorsal equidistant from tip of snout and base of caudal. 

 A. I II 5. Pectoral not reaching ventral. Caudal forked, 

 the lobes as long as the head. Caudal peduncle If times as 

 long as deep. Brownish, with silvery reflections, lighter 

 below; membrane of outer half of dorsal and anal blackish. 



A single specimen, 210 mm. in total length. 



4. Achilognathus barhatuIuSj Gthr. 



5. Barilius pohjiepis, sp. n. 



Depth of body 4| times in the total length, loigth of head 

 4 1 times. Snout nearly as long as the eye, the diameter of 

 which is 3| times in the length of head and is nearly equal 

 to the interorbital width. Mouth small, oblique, the maxillary 

 not extending to below the eye ; no barbels. Sc. 70 ^~l, 6 

 between lateral line and root of ventral. D. Ill 7, its orio-iu 

 a little behind that of the ventral and nearly equidistant from 

 tip of snout and base of caudal. A. Ill 13. Pectoral ex- 

 tending ^ of the distance from its base to the origin of ventral. 

 Caudal forked. Caudal peduncle twice as long as deep. 

 Brownish above, silvery on the sides and below. 



A single specimen, 130 mm. in total length. 



Allied to JB. hainanensis, Blgr., from which it is distin- 

 gui.shed especially by the mucli smaller scales. 



