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Berinkey, L.: Data relating to the question of a taxonomic differentation of Barbus meridionalis petényi Heckel 125-136. o.

VERTEBRATA HUNGARICA MUSEI HlSTORICO-N ATURALlS HUNGARICI Tom, l. 1959. Fase 2. Data relating to the question of a taxonomic differentiation Of Barbus meridionalis caninus BONAPARTE and Barbus meridionalis perènyi HECKEL By L Borinkoy Zoological Dopartmonf of tho Hungarian National Mutwm, Budapeit In this study I intend to give a historic survey of the species belonging to the various forms of Barbus merldionalla

. I deal with the descriptions, in a chronologic order of the species given by the various authors and subsequently analyse those diagnoses which must be synonymized on the basis of our knowledge available at present. Finally I want to point out the difficulties in the differentiation of the Beveral forme

. KOLLER /1926/ endeavoured to reviae the European Barbus species, availing himself of the material of the Viennese mueeum. In the preface of his study he rightly pointed out the complicated character of this problem: „Durch die Tatsache, dass seit jeher in der Gattung Barbus eine Fülle von Arten beschrieben worden war, ohne daes ein ausreichender Versuch gemacht wurde einen Schlüssel für diese Arten zu finden, wurde ich veranlast, dies bezüglich der in Mittel-