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Iciifjth of the head, less wide than the flat interorbital space. Upper hp 

 swollen; lower very short, broadly interrupted in the middle; barbel very 

 short, lying in a gi'oo\ e which extends forward to near the extremity of 

 the snout. Gill-membrane attached to the side of the isthmus. The 

 origm of the dorsal fln is considerably nearer to the end of the snout than 

 to the root of the caudal ; ventrals inserted below the posterior half of 

 the dorsal. Caudal deeply forked. The pectorals are nuich shorter than 

 the head, and scarcely- extend to the origin of the dorsal fin. The lower 

 parts of the head and of tlie thoracic region entirely scaleless. Colora- 

 tion transparent, without any spots. 



One specimen, 4 inclies long. 



This species differs from BJiinogobio ttipus in having a nuich smaller 

 eye and in having the lower parts of the thorax scaleless. 



23. Barbus sarana (H. B.) Kia-tiang-fu. 



24. Bliyncliocypris varieqata, g. et sp. n. D. 10 or 11. A. 9. 



L. lat. 100. (Plate II. Fig. B. Two views of the head 

 are also shown at the bottom of Plate III.) 



Body rather elongate, its height being two-ninths of the total length 

 (without caudal), the len.ijfth of the head two-sevenths. Head depressed, 

 broad and flat above ; snout wedge-shaped and produced. Eye of moderate 

 size, two-ninths of the length of the head and two-thirds of the length of 

 the snout or of the width of the interorbital space; Origin of the dorsal 

 fin nearer to the root of the caudal than to the extremity of the snout ; 

 the anal fin commences at a short distance behind the dorsal and termin- 

 ates a long way from the caudal ; caudal fin emarginate. All the fins 

 are short rayed ; the pectorals are not much longer than half the length 

 of the head and terminate at a considerable distance from the ventrals. 

 The root of the ventrals occupies nearly the middle between the end of 

 the snout and the root of the caudal fin ; they nearly reach the vent. 

 Lateral line complete, well developed, running along the middle of the 

 body. Back greyish, sides and lower parts silver}^ ; numerous scales on 

 the sides blackish. 



This small species gi'ows to a length of five inches. Several specimens 

 were collected by Mr. Stj-an in mountain streams near Kiu-kiang, and 

 others at Ichang by Mr. Pratt. 



25. Pscudoi'asbora j^arva {^clileg.). Kiu-kiang. 

 2G. Xenocypris anjentea (Gthr.) Kiu-kiang. 



27. Ctcnopharyngodon idellus (C. V.). Kiu-kiang. 



28. BJiodeus sinensis (Gthr.). Kiu-kiang and Kia-tiang-fu. 



29. Ochetobius elongatiis (Kner). Kiu-kiang. 



