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Berinkey, L.: On the systematical position of Scardinius racovitzai Müller 143-151. o.

VERTEBRATA HUNGARICA M USE I HISTORICO - NATURALIS HUNGARICI Tom. II. 1960. Fase. 2. On the Systematical Position of Scardinius racovitzai MÜLLER By L. Berinlcey Zoological Department of the Hungarian National Museum, Budapest MÜLLER /4/ described a new fish species, Scardinius racovitza

i , from the Püspökfürdő Lake. According to the author it is a relict species of the Tertiary. In this year, I received five specimens from the Lake of Püspökfürdő, by the kindness of BANARESCU. I studied the animals from the point of view of finding out in what respect the new species differs from Scardinius erythrophthalmu

s LINNÉ, living in the other waters of Romania and Europe. In the followings, I should like to expound the results of my examinations. According to the description of the species, „Scardinius racovitzai n. sp. unterscheidet eich von den beiden anderen Arten der Gattung /erythrophthalmus und graecus/ durch eine geringere Körpergrösse

. Von 76 Exemplaren, welche ich zur Verfügung hatte, waren alle geschlechtreif; ihre Standardlänge betrug beim kleinsten 37 mm und beim grössten 93 mm.