406 Description of a collection of Fishes from China. 



longer than the lower ; the maxillary bones reach backward 

 beyond the base of the pectorals. The dorsal is placed on a 

 somewhat oblique elevated base, situated on the anterior 

 third of the back ; the maxillaries throughout their length 

 are finely dentated, as well as the lower jaw, which pre- 

 sents a sharp knob at the apex, for which there is a corres- 

 ponding indentation in the upper jaw. The following are 

 the fin and branchial rays. 



B. 10— D. V. 7: A. 80: C. 19.— P. 10— with 6 bristles. 



The pectoral fins are as long as the head, and the 

 bristles extend to the commencement of the anal fin; the 

 ventral fins are placed beneath the commencement of the 

 dorsal. 



The opercula are silvery white, as well as the irides, which 

 last are tinged on the upper edge with dark colour ; the rest 

 of the body is golden yellow, with a darkish tinge at the 

 extremity of the tail. 



Habitat. — China.* 



AnGUILLA sinensis, t, XXV. fg. 2. 



An Eel with about 206 rays from the middle of the 

 caudal to the anterior extremity of the anal fin, snout broad 



* To this genus must be added a Bengal species, 



Chcetomus Hamiltonii. 



Mystus Ramcarati, Buch. 



This species, which is fully described by Buchanan Hamilton in the 

 Gangetic fishes, though referred to a wrong family, may be characteri- 

 sed as follows: maxillaries not extending beyond the pre-operculum ; 

 caudal entire, the pectoral fins are shorter than the head, the bristles 

 extend beyond the commencement of the anal. 



D. 14: P. 12 : V. i Anal and Caudal 111. 



This, like the Chinese species, is of a bright golden yellow colour. 



