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39. Misgurnus mizolepis, sp.n. D.7or 8. A. 8,9. V.6or 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 
mandibulary 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 
length (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, conspicuously 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; the rudimentary rays under the free portion of the tail are 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 largest is 6} inches long, from Kiu- 
kiang. 
40. Nemachilus xanthi, sp.n. D.12. A.7 V.8. 
Scales minute but conspicuous. Caudal fin deeply emarginate; the 
origin of the dorsal fin is midway between the end of the snout and the 
root of the caudal. The height of the body is considerably less than the 
length of the head which is one-fourth of the total (without caudal). 
Snout of moderate length, pointed, as long as the postorbital portion of 
the head; eye of moderate size. A skinny adipose lobe occupies the place 
of the enlarged axillary scales of the pectoral and ventral fins. Back 
crossed by fourteen narrow brownish bands; « small black spot at the 
end of the lateral line; each caudal lobe with four oblique blackish bands 
each dorsal ray with one or two blackish specks. 
One specimen, 43 inches long, from Ichang. 
41. Nemachilus stoliczke (Day). Kia-tiang-fu. 
42. Botia variegata, sp.n. D.11. A.8 V.9. 
Barbels six. The height of the body is one-fifth of the total length 
(without caudal), the length of the head two-sevenths; snout elongate, 
but the small eye is much nearer to the end of the snout than to that of 
the operculum. The suborbital spine extends to below the hind margin 
of the orbit. Interorbital space narrow, transversely convex, twice as 
wide as the orbit. Origin of the dorsal fin midway between the root of 
the caudal and the orbit. Caudal fin deeply forked. Body covered with 
minute but regularly arranged scales. Ground colour yellowish, the body 
