Fishes from Yunnan Fa. 191 



Sc. 110 l|, 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, § 

 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 than the length of head. Caudal peduncle If 

 times as long as deep. .Brownish, with silvery reflections, 

 lighter below. 



A single specimen, 170 mm. in total length. 



3. Barhus yunnanensiSj sp. n. 



Depth of b^dy 3| times in the total length, length of head 

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

 which is 5 times in the length of head and 1| times in the 

 interorbital width. Mouth subterminal ; maxillary not 

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

 anterior J, the posterior j- the length of head. Sc. 46 ^f, 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 the longest, ^ the length of head ; origin 

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

 A. Ill 5. Pectoral not reaching ventral. Caudal forked, 

 the lobes as long as the head. Caudal peduncle 1| 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 barhatulus, Gthr. 



5. Barilius polylepis, sp. n. 



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

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

 Which is 85 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 & 3 

 between lateral line and root of ventral. D. Ill 7, its origin 

 a little behind that of the ventral and nearly equidistant from 

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

 tending 2 of the distance from its base to the origin of ventral. 

 Caudal forked. Caudal peduncle tAvice as long as deep. 

 Brownish above, silvery on the sides and below. 



A single specimen, 130 mm. in total length. 



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

 guished especially by the much smaller scales. 



