CYPRINID;E. CTPEININ^;. 241 



in 3 rows. Dorsal fin short or of mo- 

 derate length, without any oaseous ray. 



Scales large, of moderate size, or small. 12. CIIIIIHINA. 

 Snout thick ; mouth inferior, with a 



knob at the symphysis ; no barbels. 



Pharyngeal teeth in 3 rows. Dorsal 



fin long, with a strong osseous ray that 



is serrated or entire. Scales large 13. SRMIPLOTUS. 



Snout rounded ; mouth transverse, in- 

 ferior ; a horny layer inside lower jaw 



which is not covered by lit) ; 4, 2, or no 



barbels. Pharyngeal teeth in 3 rows. 



Dorsal fin of moderate extent, with its 



last undivided ray articulated, or else 



osseous and serrated, or entire. Scales 



of varying size 14. SCAPITIODON. 



Head broad ; snout with thin integu- 

 ments; lower lip with a continuous 



transverse fold ; lower jaw with a 



movable articulation at the sym- 

 physis ; gill-rakers long ; no barbels. 



Pharyngeal teeth in 3 rows. Dorsal 



rather long, without any osseous ray. 



Scales of moderate size 15. CATLA. 



Upper lip absent ; mouth antero-lateral ; 



no barbels. Pharyngeal teeth molari- 



form, compressed, and in 3 rows. 



Dorsal fin without any osseous ray and 



inserted opposite the ventral. Scales 



small. Lateral line complete 1C. TIIYNNICIITIIYS. 



Differs from Thynnichthys in having the 



crowns of its pharyngeal teeth flat or 



concave; the dorsal fin extending to 



nearly or quite above the anal; and 



the lateral line incomplete 17. AMBLYPITABYNGOPON. 



Mouth inferior; jaws closely invested by 



lips ; no barbels. Dorsal fin short, its 



last undivided ray osseous and serrated ; 



a forwardly directed spine at the base 



of. tho fin. Scales of moderate size. 



Lateral line complete 18. MATSYA. 



Mouth anterior or inferior ; jaws closely 



invested by lips, which may or may not 



have leathery lobes. Pharyngeal teeth 



in 3 rows. Dorsal fin short. Scales 



of large, moderate, or small size. 



Lateral line complete or incomplete . . 19. BAUBUS. 



l>. Dorsal fin commencing very distinctly 

 posterior to the ventrals, but not ex- 

 tending to above the anal, which last 

 is short or of moderate length (5 to 

 11 branched rays). 



Mouth narrow, directed obliquely up- 

 wards; 4 barbels, the maxillary pair 

 ver}' long. Pharyngeal teeth in 1 row. 

 Dorsal fin without osseous ray. Scales 

 of moderate size 20. NuniA. 



