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B. StomIatina, with the genera Stomtas (Ciiv.), Echiostoma (Lowe), and 
Malacosteus (Ayres). 
Cyprinid.®. 
The following species are mentioned as occurring in Finland 
by Dr. Malmgren, Wiegm. Arch. 1864, pp. 306-321 : Cohitis 
harbatula and C. tania ; Carassius vulgaris , Tmca vulgaris, Gohio 
fluviatilis ; Ahramis hrama, A. vimha, and A. hlicca ; Pelecus 
cultratus (Lake Ladoga) j Alhurnus lucidus, Aspius rapax, Idus 
melanotus, Scardinius erythrophihalmus, Leuciscus rutilus ; Squa^ 
lius cephalus and Squ. leuciscus Phoxinus leevis. 
^ Carpiodes asiaticiis, from China, is a new species described by Dr. Bleeker, 
and interesting as an Asiatic representative of an American family. Nederl. 
Tydschr. Dierk. 1864, p. l9. 
Cyprinus. Hr. Jackel mentions hybrids between a variety of the common 
Carp (C. macrolepidotus) and the Crucian Carp (C. carassius), which he 
names Carpio sieholdii. Fische Bayerns, p. 21. 
v/ Cyprinus maillardi, sp. fl.> Guichenot, in Maillard, Note^ sur Tile de la 
Reunion, App. p. 14, from Bourbon. 
Carassius vulgaris, Nilss. var. capensis, Peters, Monatsber. Acad. Wiss. 
Berl. 1864, p. 393. 
” Garra ceylonensis, sp. n., Bleeker, Cob. et Cypr. Ceyl. p. 8, tab. 1. fig. 4. 
^ Scaphiodmt sieholdii, sp. n., Steindachner, Verb. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien, 
1864, p. 224, from Amasia in Asia Minor. According to the same gentleman. 
Sc. socialis (Heck.) is identical with Sc. capoeta (Heck.). 
Barhus eques (Bonap.) and Barbus plehejus (Bonap.) are considered to be 
specifically identical by Prof. Canestrini, Arch, per la Zool. 1864, p. 110. 
Barhus hocagei, sp. n., Steindachner, Catal. prelim, p. 3, from Spain and 
^ Portugal ; Barhus comizo, sp. n., Steindachner, ibid. p. 4, from the Tajo. 
Barhus serra, sp. n., Peters, Monatsber. Acad. Wiss. Berl. 1864, p. 394, 
from the Cape of Good Hope. 
^ Barhus ( Capoeta) afer, sp. n., Peters, /. c. p. 396, from the same locality, 
Laheoharhus tor (B. H.) is described and figured by Bleeker, Cob. et Cypr. 
Ceyi: p. 10. tab. 2. 
Puntius phutunis (B. H.) is described and figured by Bleeker, Cob. et Cypr. 
Ceyl. p. 12, tab. 4. fig. 4; Puntius chipsopoma (C. & V.), ibid. p. 16, tab. 3. 
^ fig. 1; Puntius plcurotcenia, sp. n., ibid. p. 13, tab. 3. fig. 2. 
i Puntius proctozysron, sp. n., Bleeker, Nederl. Tydschr. Dierk. 1864, p. 197, 
from Siam. The description will be republished in Versl. en Mededeel. 
Akad. Wet. Amsterd. vol. xvii., where the species will be figured. 
Catla huchanani. Prof. Hyrtl has discovered that this fish has the upper 
part of the oesophagus exceedingly narrow, the lower pharyngeals being very 
short. On this occasion, he states that he coincides with Prof. Owen’s 
opinion that the Cyprinoids are ruminant animals. Sitzungsber. Acad. Wiss. 
Wien, 1864, vol. 49.’ p. 161, with a plate. 
'Z Gnathopogon Javanicus, sp. n., Bleeker, Nederl. Tydschr. Dierk. 1864, p. 137, 
