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above description is taken exclusively from, and the synonymic references apply only 

 to, Egyptian specimens, of which I have examined the following number : — ■ 



1 Bahr-el-Tawilah, fresh-water canal about 5 miles from its entrance into Lake Menzaleh. — Loat, 



26.6.99. 

 5 Samammd, Damietfca branch of Nile.— Loat, 14-22.7.99. 



2 Rosetta branch of Nile, downstream side of barrage. — Loat, 29-30.7.99. 

 1 Cairo.— Loat, 2.7.00. 



1 Near Cairo, close to barrage, downstream side. — Loat, 19.3.99. 



3 Near Cairo, close to barrage, upstream side. — Loat, 4.8.99. 



1 Birket Karun, Fayum.— Loat, 29.9.99. 



2 Nile.— Rev. 0. P. Cambridge, 1864. 



Measurements (in millimetres) and numbers of fin-rays and scales. 



1. 



2. 



3. 



4. 



5. 



340 



295 



230 



147 



120 



100 



78 



59 



40 



33 



70 



62 



55 



37 



33 



38 



30 



23 



15 



13 



17 



15 



14 



9 



8 



15 



13 



12 



8 



7 



18 



15 



13 



8 



7 



38 



35 



29 



20 



17 



19 



16 



14 



10 



10 



45 



40 



35 



23 



20 



17 



18 



19 



20 



20 



23 



21 



21 



22 



24 



58 



60 



60 



61 



64 



20 



19 



21 



20 



20 



14 



13 



15 



15 



13 



G. 



Total length (without caudal) 



Greatest depth , 



Length of head 



Width of head 



Length of snout 



Diameter of eye 



Interorbital width 



Longest ray of dorsal 



„ „ anal 



Length of pectoral 



Number of rays in dorsal 



„ „ anal 



„ scales in a longitudinal series 



„ bony scutes between isthmus and ventral 



,, ,, „ ventral and vent . 



106 

 30 

 27 

 11 



6 

 15 



7 



17 

 20 

 23 

 58 

 21 

 15 



90 



25 



24: 



9 



5 



5 



5 



14 



6 



16 



20 



23 



60 



20 



14 



1. Birket Karun. — Loat. 



2, 4, 5, 7. Near Cairo. — Loat. 



3. Nile. — Cambridge. 

 6. Samannud. — Loat. 



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