3i^2 On new Ct/prlnul Fishes from Yunnan Fa. 



of specimens from Charlotte Waters lias drawn my atten- 

 tion to the animal, and I find such differences between 

 the Central-Australian form and the type from New Soutii 

 Wales that I have no hesitation in distinguishing them speci- 

 fically. The specimen chosen as tlie type is one of tliose 

 referred to by Prof. Spencer, in whose honour I have much 

 pleasure in naming the species. 



XLTIT. — Descriptions of Two new Cijprinid Fishes from 

 Yunnan Fu, collected by Mr. John Graham. By C. Tate 

 Eegan, B.A. 



Cyprinus micristius. 



Pharyngeal teeth molar-like, 3.1. 1 — 1 .1.3. Depth of 

 body about 3 in tiie length, length of head 3|-3f. Snout as 

 long or nearly as long as eye, the diameter of which is 3^-31 

 in the length of head and equal or nearly equal to the inter- 

 orbital width. Jaws nearly equal anteriorly ; maxillary 

 extending to below the nostrils ; two barbels on each side, 

 the anterior shorter than the posterior, which is equal in 

 length to ^ the diameter of eye. Scales 37-38 y, 4 between 

 lateral line and root of ventral. Dorsal IV 11, its origin 

 equidistant from tip of snout and base of caudal or slightly 

 nearer the latter ; last simple ray a serrated spine ; first 

 branched ray the longest, § the length of head. Anal III 5, 

 with a serrated spine exactly similar to that of the dorsal. 

 Pectoral extending almost to the root of the ventral ; ventrals 

 with 9 to 11 rays, inserted below or slightly in advance of 

 the origin of dorsal, extending to the vent. Caudal forked. 

 Caudal peduncle Jg-1^ as long as deep. Olivaceous above, 

 silvery below ; each scale with a dark vertically expanded 

 spot at its base ; dorsal, base of caudal, and anterior part of 

 anal with numerous blackish dots. 



Three specimens, 90 to 120 mm. in total length. 



This fish differs considerably from the carp, Cyprinus 

 carpioy in the smaller number of rays in the dorsal tin, but 

 they are strikingly similar in all other cliaracters. The 

 general appearance of the head, the shape and extent of the 

 {suborbital and opercular bones, the size and structure of the 

 scales, the shape and size of the tins other than the dorsal, are 

 almost exactly as in Cyprinus carpio, whilst the pharyngeal 

 dentition differs in no respect from that of the carp. 



