460 ZOOLOGY. 



Class PISCES. 



I obtained but two species of Fish. The route taken 

 by the army avoided all rivers, and in Lake Ashangi I 

 was unable to capture anything, and only procured one 

 specimen from the stomach of a Grebe. The fish taken 

 are both Cyprinoids ; I am indebted to Dr. Gunther for 

 their names. 



1. Capoeta Dillonii, Cuv. et Val. 



I preserved a skin of a Fish taken in a stream at 

 Agula, which Dr. Gunther is inclined to refer to this 

 species, although it differs slightly from the description. 

 The dorsal fin contains 3 spiny and 9 soft rays, whereas 

 C. Dillonii is said to have only 1 spine. There are 32 

 scales on the lateral line. 



2. Discognathus lamtat Hans Bach. 



I obtained several specimens in the stream at Suru, 

 and others were caught by Mr. Jesse in a small pool left 

 in a watercourse at Amba, about twenty-five miles north 

 of Massowa. These differ in no respect from specimens 

 from Palestine in the British Museum. They all have 

 the black mark at the base of the gill opening, although 

 the lateral marks are less distinct than in Indian speci- 

 mens. The scales on the lateral line are 33 to 34 in 

 number. 



