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the common Loach by its head being armed with forked 

 moveable spines, situated behind the nostril, below each 

 eye ; the form of the body is also still more slender and 

 ribbon-shaped, the mouth and eyes are relatively smaller, 

 and the pectoral fins longer and narrower. The general 

 colouring is very similar in both fish, but in the Spined 

 species the side is traversed by a conspicuous row of dark- 

 brown spots. The air-bladder is enclosed as in the com- 

 mon Loach. 



Fin-rays : D. 8 : P. 9 : V. 7: A. 6 : C. 15. 



BUM CAPIMUS CAPIMUR. 



