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Family SILURIDAE. 
PARASILURUS ASOTUS (Linnaeus). 
Two from Koroton, Formosa, September 1 to 15, 1907. Hans 
Sauter. Length, 145 to 175 mm. 
Oshima? gives the maxillary barbels nearly as long as the head. 
In our smaller example only the left is slightly less than the head. 
In the larger example they both extend back close to tips of de- 
pressed pectorals. Lower jaw well protruded. 
Family CYPRINIDAE. 
CYPRINUS CARPIO Linnaeus. 
One from Koroton, same data as preceding. Length, 183 mm. 
CARASSIUS AURATUS (Linnaeus). 
Five, same as preceding. Length, 97 to 128 mm. 
CIRRHINUS MELANOSTIGMA, new species. 
Head,44:.depth, 3; D. m1, 12,13 A. 5, 1P. 15 16, V.. 1.8: scales. 
37 in lateral line to caudal base and 4 more in latter; 9 scales above 
lateral line to dorsal origin, 7 below to anal origin, 5 below to ventral 
origin; 18 predorsal scales; head width, 12 in its length; snout, 3; 
eye, 3%; mouth width, 3; maxillary, 44; interorbital, 24; first 
branched dorsal ray, 1+4; first branched anal ray, 14; pectoral, 12; 
ventral, 14; least depth of caudal peduncle, 14; lower caudal lobe. 
143. 
Body elongate, slender, well compressed, deepest at dorsal origin, 
edges convex, breast and belly broadly so. Caudal peduncle well 
compressed, little longer than deep. 
Head conic in profile, little compressed and rather flattened sides 
but slightly constricted below eyes. Snout depressed, obtuse, length 
three-fifths its width and protrudes slightly beyond upper jaw. Eye 
large, high, hind pupil edge midway in head length. Mouth broad, 
inferior, gape short. Jaw edges coriaceous, firmly trenchant. Upper 
lip fringed, fleshy points rather coarse. Lower lp papillose. Pair 
of rostral barbels extending back far as maxillary end, which reaches 
opposite front nostril. Nostrils adjoining or simple front one at last 
two-fifths in snout and with fleshy flap exposing hind one in larger 
crescent. Interorbital broadly convex. Preorbital long as eye, other 
elements of suborbital chain narrow. Opercle smooth. 
Gill-opening lateral, extends forward about opposite hind pre- 
opercle edge leaving broad isthmus. Gill-rakers very short, fringe 
of numerous slender fleshy points, about 10+65 and 7 in gill-fila- 
1 Ann, Carnegie Mus., vol. 12, 1919, p. 177. 
