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The nearest relative of this species is B. vagra^ known from India 

 and Ceylon; that, however, is a more elongate species (depth 5 in 

 length instead of 3.4), with rather smaller scales, longer rostral 

 barbel, and only the last two dorsal rays inserted above the anal, 

 whereas in B. fuTchellus the entire dorsal is above the anal with the 

 exception of the first three rays. In life the species is conspicuous 

 for the jet black areas on the interradial membranes of the dorsal 

 and the orange-colored lower fins. 



The genus Barilhis has many representatives in India, but only 

 three have previously been recorded from Siam, namely, B. gutta- 

 tus, B. harma/idl, and B. ornattcs, the last described by Sauvage from 

 the Menam Chao Phya. Others may be expected from mountain 

 streams near the Burmese frontier. 



GARRA TAENIATA, new species 



Description. — Elongate, slightly compressed, depth slightly less 

 than 5 times in standard length ; caudal peduncle long, its depth 0.5 

 its length; head equal to depth of body; eye 5 in head, 2.5 in snout, 

 2 in flat interorbital space; snout bluntly pointed, with a marked 

 transverse depression or groove posterior to its tip, the depression 

 sending a shallow branch groove to each nostril and a downward 

 branch which extends to the upper postlabial groove ; upper surface 

 of snout as far as eyes thickly beset with sharp horny tubercles, of 

 which one on either side of the tip of the snout is much enlarged; 

 top of head minutely papillate; anterior surface of snout smooth; 

 mouth transverse, twice width of eye ; upper lip broad, covered with 

 small, round, soft papillae which are arranged in numerous distinct 

 groups corresponding with the crenululated free margin of the lip ; 

 lower lip thickly beset with small, round, fleshy papillae, the suc- 

 torial disk larger than eye, its antero-posterior diameter 0.75 its 

 transverse; rostral barbels longer than eye, maxillary barbels ves- 

 tigial; lateral line straight, scales in lateral series 35, in transverse 

 series 4.5-1-4.5, in predorsal region 10, between lateral line and base 

 of ventrals 3, around narrowest part of caudal peduncle 12. 



Fins: Dorsal rays ii,8; origin of dorsal well in advance of ventrals 

 and midway between tip of snout and posterior end of anal base; 

 free margin of dorsal deeply incised, longest rays longer than head ; 

 caudal longer than head, deeply forked; anal rays ii,5, longest less 

 than head ; ventrals shorter than pectorals and about length of head. 



Color: Back and head parrot green, a broad black band wider 

 than eye from head to base of caudal, a narrow silvery band above 

 it ; under parts white ; dorsal fin with a medium creamy-yellow band, 

 the basal and distal parts blackish; caudal dusky green; other fins 

 pale apple green. 



