434 On the Fishes of the Ya7igtsze-Kiang . 



jaw arranged in two concentric series, two pairs of barbels 

 standing in the outer series ; behind each angle of the mouth 

 there is a third pair of barbels. 



Scales minute and smooth, but there are a few larger ones 

 along the median line of the back and along the lateral line. 

 Origin of the anal fin rather nearer to the root of the caudal 

 than to the occiput. Eyes very small, much nearer to the 

 gill-opening than to the end of the snout ; ventral fins oppo- 

 site to the anterior half of the dorsal. Pectoral fins not 

 extending to the ventrals. Body with broad, indistinct, 

 dark cross bands ; pectoral, ventral, and caudal fins with 

 greyish spots. 



One specimen, 4^ inches long. 



Misgurnus mizolepis. 

 D. 7 or 8. A. 8 or 9. V. 6 or 7. 



This species has larger scales than any other of the genus 

 known to me; they are arranged in thirteen longitudinal 

 rows between the dorsal fin and the lateral line and in ten 

 between the lateral line and the ventral fin. Barbels ten, 

 four belonging to the mandible ; the inner pair of the man- 

 dibulary barbels are about half the length of the outer ones. 

 Head and body compressed. The height of the body is 

 nearly equal to the length of the head, which is contained six 

 and a half times in the total (without caudal). Snout at 

 least twice as long as the diameter of the eye, which is one 

 sixth of the length of the head. Origin of the dorsal fin 

 nearer to the root of the caudal than to the occiput, conspicu- 

 ously in advance of the root of the ventral fin. Pectoral fin 

 a little shorter than the head ; caudal fin rounded, continued 

 by a series of rudimentary rays to the anal fin, and a similar 

 distance forward on the dorsal edge of the tail ; these rudi- 

 mentary rays render the free portion of the tail particularly 

 deep. Greyish green, with a greyish line along each series 

 of scales ; lower parts whitish, finely mottled with brown. 



Three specimens, of which the larger is 6^ inches long, 

 were sent by Mr. Sty an from Kiu-Kiang. 



Nemachilus xanthi. 



D. 12. A. 7. V. 8. 



Scales minute, but conspicuous. Caudal fin deeply emar- 

 ginate ; the origin of the dorsal fin is midway between the 

 end of the snout and the root of the caudal. The height of 



