. Central Asiatic Expeditions of the American Museum of Natural History, under the leadership of Roy Chapman Andrews : preliminary contributions in geology, palaeontology, and zoology. Central Asiatic Expeditions (1921-1930); Scientific expeditions; Natural history; Scientific expeditions; Natural history. Fig. 1. Aphyocypris chinensis Giinther. Ningkwo. Head conic, upper profile slightly concave, flattened sides but little constricted below; width 1% in its total length. Snout conic, little depressed above, length % its width. Eye with hind pupil edge midway in total head length; I/3 times in
. Central Asiatic Expeditions of the American Museum of Natural History, under the leadership of Roy Chapman Andrews : preliminary contributions in geology, palaeontology, and zoology. Central Asiatic Expeditions (1921-1930); Scientific expeditions; Natural history; Scientific expeditions; Natural history. Fig. 1. Aphyocypris chinensis Giinther. Ningkwo. Head conic, upper profile slightly concave, flattened sides but little constricted below; width 1% in its total length. Snout conic, little depressed above, length % its width. Eye with hind pupil edge midway in total head length; I/3 times in snout, I/4 in interorbital. Mouth superiorly teiminal, greatly inclined, with short gape, man- dible well protruded. Maxillary concealed, not reaching opposite nostril. Lips firmly coriaceous, lower broad and trenchant. Nostrils together, within last third of snout; front one a pore, with broad hind cutaneous flap exposing posterior nostril in crescent. Interorbital broadly convex. Suborbitals moderate, invade little over half of cheek to preopercle ridge. Opercle smooth. Gill-opening extends forward to opposite last third of head. Gill-rakers 4-|-12, short points, rudimentary, greatly less than gill-filaments, which nearly equal eye. Pseudobranchia; % of gill-filaments. Pharyngeal teeth 3, 5—5, 3, hooked and with broad Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Central Asiatic Expeditions (1921-1930); Andrews, Roy Chapman, 1884-1960; Matthew, William Diller, 1871-1930. [New York : American Museum of Natural History
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