CYPRJEAj DASYPUS. 177 



tigris, (tigris porcellane,) shell ovate, obtuse be- 

 hind and rounded before, ferruginous with deep 

 brown spots and a yellowish longitudinal dor- 

 sal line. 



See MS. P 



4 4. CYPRINUS. Spec. 56. 



barbus, (barbet,) anal fin 7-rayed ; cirri or beards^ 

 4 ; second ray of the dorsal fin serrate each side 



carpio, (carp,) anal fin 9-rayed ; cirri 4 ; second 

 ray of the dorsal fin serrate behind. 



tinea, (tench,) anal fin with 25 rays ; tail entire ; 

 body mucous ; cirri two. Weighs 4 to 8 pounds. 



cephalus, (chub,) anal fin 11-rayed ; body nearly 

 cylindric. May weigh 5 pounds. 



entrains, (gold-fish,) anal fin double, placed like 

 the ventral. A Chinese fish, kept in glass ves- 

 sels in houses. 



leuri-scus, (dace.) anal fin 10-rayed, dorsal -fin 9- 

 rayed. 6 to 18 inches long. 



rutilus, (roach,) anal fin 12-rayed, reddish ;' late- 

 ral line bent down, having 36 dots, 

 See Mb, P. 



D. 



9 1. DAGYSA. Spec. 1. 



notata, body marked at one end with a brown spot, 

 3 inches long. 



Sec MS. P. 



1 5. DASYPUS. Spec. 10. 



tricinctus, (three- banded armadillo,) bands three> 



moveable ; toes 5. 



Remarks. The species are named by prefixing 

 the latin numeral expressing the number of bands 

 to cinctus. As 4-banded, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 18, 

 See MS. P. 



