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Show 1876.] MR. F. DAY ON THE FISHES OF YARKAND. 801 nus, Schizothorax, Bungia from near Herat, Barilius, and a Loach (? Nemacheilus), perhaps Discognathus and Barbus. The fullest account we possess of the fishes of Western Turkestan is that lately given by Kessler, from which I have extracted the following : - ACANTHOPTERYGII. Percafluviatilis, Linn., obtained exclusively from the Jaxartes and some of its tributaries. P. schrenckii, Kess., from Lake Balkash. Lucioperca sandra, Cuv., from the Jaxartes. Cottus spinulosus, Kess., very rare in Turkestan, two specimens from Khojend. None of these spiny-rayed fishes were captured at so south a latitude as Kashgar. Out of the four species three came from the Jaxartes or its tributaries, the other from lake Balkash. SILURID^E. Siluris glanis, Linn. Generally spread throughout Western Turkestan, having been received from the Jaxartes, Oxus, and Sarekshan or Tarafshan rivers. CYPRINID^E. Cyprinus carpio, Linn., from the Jaxartes, Oxus, Sarekshan rivers. Barbus conocephalus, Kess., from Sarekshan. B.platyrostris, Kess., from the river Aksu falling into lake Balkash. B. lacertoides, Kess., from Jaxartes and its tributaries. B. brachy-cephalus, Kess., from Jaxartes and Oxus. Schizothorax aksaiensis, from the river Aksai. S. fedtschenkoi, Kess., S. aflinis, Kess., and S. eurystomus, Kess., from the Sarekshan river. S. orientalis, Kess., from a lake on the Alatau mountains, the waters on the Western Turkestan side of which drain to Lake Balkash. Diptychus severzowi, Kess., Aksai and Ottuk rivers to 10,000'. D. dybowskii, Kess., river Aksu. Gobio fluviatilis, Cuv., widely distributed in Western Turkestan, specimens received from near the towns of Tach-kent, Khojend, Djisak, and the river A k Daria. Abramis brama, Linn., Jaxartes and its tributaries. A. sapa, Pallas, rare, from the Jaxartes. Acanthobrama kuschakewitschi, Kess., Jaxartes. Pelecus cultratus, Linn., Sea of Aral. Abramis chalcoides, Giild., rather rare, obtained in the A k Daria and Durman cul. A. iblioides, Kess., creeks near Jani curjan. A. fasciatus, Nord., Sarekshan. A. tani-atus, Kess., Jaxartes. Aspius rapax, Pallas, Jaxartes and its tributaries. A. esocinus, Kess., Jaxartes and Oxus. Leuciscus erythro-phthalmus, Linn., Jaxartes. L. squaliusculus, Kess., from near Khojend on the Jaxartes and Janykurjan. L. rutilus, Linn., Jaxartes and Aigus Lake. COBITIDIN^E. Cobitis longicauda, Kess. (scaled), one specimen from the Jaxartes. C. uranoscopus, Kess., from near Magian, Tash-kend, Hhodjaduk, and Lake Iskander, the waters of which appear to drain to the Sarekshan river. C dorsalis, Kess., creeks near Janykurjan. C. elegans, Kess., and C. tania, Kess., river near Tashkend, a tributary of the Jaxartes. Diplophysa strauchii, Kess., river Hi, falling into Lake Balkash. D. labiata, Kess., river Urdjar, falling into Lake Alakul. |
