5o8 ZOOLOGY OF THE FAR KAvST. 
Anal begins little before origin of adipose fin; first branched ray i^-o in head. 
Caudal forked, lobes slender and pointed, upper slightly longer, li in head. Pec- 
toral with very strong compressed spine, with 21 strong antrorse spnies along its 
inner edges, spine length if in head ; fin reaches beyond front of first dorsal, if in 
head, f of space to ventral. Ventral inserted midway between eye center and cau- 
dal base, fin reaching anal, 2 in head. Vent close before anal. 
Warm brownish, paler below and on lower sides, belly and under parts whitish. 
I'ins ail pale brownish. Length 449 mm. 
One example, bought in the market at Soo Chow, and said to be from Xingpo. 
COBITIDIDAE. 
Misgurnus anguillicaudatus (Cantor). 
Head 5^ to 5f ; depth 6i to 7^ ; D. 11, 7 ; A. ill, 5 ; scales 96 to 118 in median 
lateral series from above gill-opening to caudal base ; 24 or 25 scales transversely ; 
about 62 predorsal scales ; snout 2h to 2f in head ; eye 6 to 6| ; interorbital 4I to 
4|. Rudimentary caudal rays excessively developed in larger example, broad, 
conspicuous and extend forward to tips of depressed dorsal and anal. In smaller 
example moderately developed. Length 127 to 170 mm. 
Two examples. 
CYPRINIDAE. 
CYPRININAE. 
Carassius auratus (Linne). 
Head 2* to 3I ; depth 2f ; D. II, 17, i or 18, i ; A. II, 6, i ; scales 25 to 27 
in lateral line to caudal base and 2 or 3 more in latter : snout 3i to 3! in head ; eye 
38 to 5 ; maxillary 4 ; interorbital 2^ to 2|. Dorsal and anal wqth hind edges of 
spines w^ell serrated, 10 more on former and 17 on latter. Opercle with radiating 
rugose striae. In young ends of paired fins dusky terminally. Four examples, 57 to 
225 mm. 
RHODINAE. 
Paracheilognathus imberbis (Giinther). 
Head 3I ; depth 3^ to 3^ ; D. 11 or iii, 9 ; A. 11 or iii, 9 ; scales 32 to 35 in 
lateral hue to caudal base and 2 more on latter ; 6 scales above lateral line, 3 or 4 
below to anal origin : predorsal 12 to 14 scales ; snout 3^ in head ; eye 2f to 2| ; 
maxillary 3^ to 3* ; interorbital 2| to 3. 
Body elongately fusiform, well compressed, deepest at dorsal origin. Caudal 
])eduncle well compressed, least depth if to 2 in its length or 2\ to 2\ in head. 
Head well compressed, width 2 to in its length, snout conic, length | its 
width. Eye large, hind pupil edge midwa}' in head, greater than snout^ mouth 
oblique, lower jaw slightly included within upper. Maxillary reaches nostrils, wath 
short barbel terminally on outer surface. Lips rather flesh}'. Nostrils together, at 
last fourth of snout, hind one much larger. Interorbital slightly convex. Gill- 
