Ci/prinoid Fiahis J rom lHjh .l.siu. 433 



Colour fjrt^yisli hrowu on ii|)|)cr half of Ikj ly, lower parts 

 silvery. No spots with tlie cxci-pliou of a few at the base of 

 the dorsal. 



One specimen of 530 imii. was collected from the Kisil Su 

 near Kashgar. 



Schizothora.r (iltetanus, sp. ii. 



1). Ill 6. r. 1/10-17. V. I/IO. A. III/6. 

 L. lat. ca. 100 (1)7-102). 



Leii^ftli of head t, depth of body 4§ in total length 

 (withuiit caudal). Height of head 5 of its length, its width 

 jf ot its luight. Kyes 7 in length of head, 2 from end of 

 snout, 2^ apart. Barbels four, snbequal, a little longer than 

 the eye (ca. 5 : 4). Lower labial fold interrupted. ]\Iouth 

 antero-inferior, the upper jaw somewhat the longer and a little 

 overhung by the snout. Margin of the lower jaw rounded 

 anil covered with a thinly striated horny layer. Lower part 

 of thorax naked from the inseition of the pectorals to the 

 isthmus. Free portion of tail half as high as it is l<>ng. 

 Scales of the tiled row about half as long as the eye. Fins : 

 the dorsal spine is inserted halfway between the hind edge of 

 tlie eye and the root of the caudal ; its osseous portion is as 

 high as the head, model ately strong, rather com|)ressed, and 

 finely serrated. The pectoral reaches beyond hallway to the 

 ventral ; the latter begins under the dorsal spine .ind misses 

 the vent by the diameter of the eye. Anal extending nearly 

 to the root of the caudal, which is deeply forked. 



Coloration brown, with a bluish hue, sides yellowish, 

 lower parts silvery. Upper half of body and vertical fins 

 closely dotted with blackish. 



One specimen of '650 mm. and three smaller ones were 

 caught in a little river running in the Tso Rum, Panggong 

 Lakes, Tibet. 



Schizothorax ladacensis, sp. n. 



D.lV/8. P. 1/19. V. 1/9. A.III/5. C. 30. L. lat.ca. 100. 



Length of head 4^, depth of body 4^j in total length 

 (without caudal). The width of the head etjuals its height 

 and measures j? of its length. p]yes b diameters in length of 

 head, the poslurbital portion being as long as the preorbital, 

 one, and 3 diameters apart. Interorbital space dattish. 

 I'arbels tour, the anterior reaches the vertical Irom the hind 

 Ujargin of the eye; the posterior extends to hind edge of 



