788 MR. F. DAY ON THE FISHES OF YARRAND. [Dee. 5, 



a little oblique, its width equal to its length, and the maxilla 

 reaching to beneath the front nostril. Lips very thick, lobed in the 

 centre, and with an interrupted labial fold. Barbels : the rostral 

 ones reach to below the front edge of the eye ; the maxillary ones 

 are one half longer than the diameter of the eye. Fins : dorsal 

 anteriorly about two thirds as high as the body below it ; its last 

 undivided ray weak, very feebly serrated posteriorly, whilst the 

 extent of its osseous portion does not exceed one third of the length 

 of the head ; the fin commences midway between the front edge of 

 the eye and the base of the caudal fin. Pectoral as long as the 

 head excluding the snout, and reaching halfway to the ventral, 

 which latter is rather shorter and extends rather more than halfway 

 to the base of the anal. Anal two fifths as long at its base as it is 

 high, when laid flat it almost reaches the caudal, which latter is 

 slightly forked. Free portion of the tail rather longer than high 

 at its base. Scales : those behind the pectoral region to as far as 

 the end of the anal, and below the lateral line, are much smaller 

 than those above the lateral line. The tiled row small, not above 

 half the diameter of the eye. Colours : silvery, becoming lightest and 

 glossed with gold below the lateral line. 



Hub. The specimen described is stuffed, and 20"5 inches in length. 

 It was obtained as Tash-kurgan. If this is identical with 5 1 . edeniana, 

 M'Clell., it is also found in the Cabul river, iu the Mydan valley, 

 and Sir-i-chusmah. 



8. SCHTZOTHORAX NASUS. 



Schizothorax nasus, Heckel, Fische Kasch. p. 33. t. vi. ; Giinther, 

 Cat. vii. p. 1G6. 



B. iv., D. |, P. 1 8, V. 1 0, A. |, C. 1 9, L. 1. !)0-l 00. 



Length of head 4%, of caudal 5g, height of body 5 in the total 

 length. Eyes: diameter 5^ in the length of head, 1| diameter 

 from the end of snout, and also apart. Dorsal profile more convex 

 than that of the abdomen. Upper surface of the head nearly flat ; 

 its greatest width equals its postorbital length, while its height 

 equals its length excluding the snout. Upper jaw rather longer 

 than the lower and overhung by the snout. Mouth horseshoe- 

 shaped, its gape equalling its cleft. The maxilla reaches to below 

 the hind nostril. Lower labial fold interrupted. Barbels four ; 

 the maxillary ones two thirds as long as the eye ; the rostral ones 

 slightly shorter. Fins : dorsal as high as the body below it ; it 

 commences midway between the middle of the eye and the base of 

 the caudal fin ; its last undivided ray is strong, rather coarsely ser- 

 rated, and nearly as long as the head. Pectoral about as long as 

 the head excluding the snout, and reaching above halfway to the 

 base of the ventral, which latter fin arises below the last undivided 

 dorsal ray, reaching halfway to the base of the anal, which is above 

 twice as high as wide at its base, and nearly reaches the caudal 

 when laid flat. Scales : depth of those in the tiled row scarcely one 

 third of the diameter of the eye. Free portion of the tail not quite 



