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orum apicibus nigris; alis ventralibus pectoralibusque pallid^ violaceis, 

 radiorum flavorum apicibus nigris. 



D. 6 + MO ; C. 15 ; A. 1 + 9 ; V. 1 + 5 ; P. IS ; Br. 6. 



Habitat. Canals, estuaries. 



Dark lilac brown above ; the dorsal fins with orange spines and 

 rays, the anterior with three waved lilac bands and with flame- 

 coloured margin ; the second with four waved black bands ; the ex- 

 tremities of the rays partly black, partly flame-coloured. The caudal 

 grayish lilac, with three blackish blue arched bands ; rays yellow, 

 with black extremities. Anal orange-coloured, with five waved 

 black bands ; brown rays with black extremities ; the pectorals with 

 five arched black dotted lines. 



Malacopterygii. 

 Cyprinidse. 



*Cyprinus gibelioides. C. supra viridi-nigrescens, scutis lateralibus 

 majoribus argenteo-viridibus, A-iridi-nigrescenti marginatis, squamis 

 infra lineam lateralem argenteis obliteratis ; pinnarum radiis flavis, 

 apicibus nigris. 



D. 2 -f- 18 ; C. 19 ; A. 2 + 5 ; V. 9 ; P. 15 ; Br. 3. 



Habitat. Streamlets, canals, estuaries. 



Dark green above. The large scales on the sides silvery green, 

 edged with dark green ; below the lateral line the scales are silvery, 

 indistinct ; the rays of the fins yellow with black extremities. 



Cyprinus avratus, Linn. 



Leuciscus {Cyprinus) daniconius, Hamilton. Hab. Streamlets, 

 canals. 



*Cobitls anguiUicaudata. C. supra lineam lateralem, flava, olivaceo- 

 maculata, infra cinerea nigro-maculata; abdomine flavo ; pinnarum 

 radiis flavis, nigro-punctatis, apicibus rubris ; pinna caudali longis- 

 sima, cirrhis decern. 



D. 9 ; C. 9 ; A. 7 ; V. 6 ; P. 10 ; Br. 3. 



Habitat. Ponds, streamlets, canals. 



Yellow, with olive-brown clouded spots above the lateral line ; 

 below the latter gray, minutely spotted with black. Abdomen 

 yellow. The fin rays yellow, spotted with black, and with red ex- 

 tremities. The caudal fin much elongated. Cirrhi 10. 



EsociD^. 



*Hemiramphus intermedius. H. supern^ l»te viridis, lateribus ar- 

 genteis, abdomine albo, alis pallide flavis. 



D. 14; C. 15; A. 16; V. 6; P. 11 ; Br. 10? 



Habitat. Sea, estuaries, canals. 



Light green above, with silvery sides ; abdomen white. Fins 

 faint yellow. 



SiLURIDyE. 



*Silurus punctatus. S. superne nitide olivaceo-viridescens sive 

 brunnescens, seriebus duabus punctorum nigrorum infra lineam late- 



