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7. On the present status of Lepisosteus sinensis Bleeker. 
By George Wagner. 
(With 1 figure.) 
eingeg. 3. Mai 1912. 
Jordan and Evermann in their great work on the Fishes of 
North America (Bulletin U.S. N. M., No. 47) make the statement 
(Vol. I, p. 109) that a single species of Lepesosteus (L. sinensis) is found 
in China, all other forms of this group being North American. The 
other large treatises on fishes, so far as I have access to them, do not 
seem to recognize such a Chinese species. (Standard Natural History; 
Lankester, Treatise on Zoology, Pt. 9; Cambridge Natural History, 
Vol. 7; Gunther, Introduction to the Study of Fishes; Dean, Fishes, 
Living and Fossil; Forbes, The Fishes of Illinois). Even in Jordan’s 
later work (Guide to the Study of Fishes) no mention is made whatever 
of an Asiatic Lepisosteus. 
Asthe occurrence or non-occurrence of a Lepisosteus in eastern Asia 
involves a point in zoogeography of considerable importance and inter- 
est, it seemed well worth while to make an attempt to determine, if 
possible, the real status of Lepisosteus sinensis. Furthermore, the fish 
fauna of China is at present so imperfectly understood, that any con- 
tribution whatsoever toward its elucidation ought to be welcome. For 
what I have to say here I am indebted very largely toMr. G. A. Bou- 
lenger, the renowned ichthyologist of the British Museum, and most 
especially to Dr. J. F. van Bemmelen, Professor of Zoology at the 
University of Groningen, in Holland. The latter scientist has been 
