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a'. Predorsal scales 13. 



n\ Lower jaw included within upper. 



o' Depth Sy2 to 3% ; scales 26 or 27 in lateral line, 

 13 around caudal peduncle; light brown 

 above, scales dark edged, below white — tras 

 o\ Depth 3% to 41/2; scales 28 to 32 in lateral 

 line, 12 around caudal peduncle; dusky 

 above, pale or yellowish below; dark lateral 



band from opercle to caudal lindog 



J^^ Lower jaw strongly projects palata 



PUNTIUS HEMICTENUS (Jordan and Richardson) 



Barbodes hcmictcnus Jordan and Richardson, Bull. Bur. Fisher., vol. 27, 1907, 

 p. 242, fig. 5, 1908 (type locality: Mindoro). — Heree, Proc. Pan Pacific Sci. 

 Congr., Australia, vol. 2, 1923, p. 1569, 1924 (reference) ; Philippine Journ. 

 Sci., vol. 24, p. 282 (Sabaan River; Mamboc River), p. 706, 1924 (refer- 

 ence) ; vol. 34, p. 303, 1927 (Mindoro). — Roxas and Martin, Dept. Agr. 

 Comm. Manila Tech. Bull. 6, p. 42, 1937 (reference). 



Depth 2% to 31/10; head 3 to S%. Snout short, rounded; eye 

 31/5 to 3% in head, 1 to I14 in snout, II/3 to 1% in interorbital ; 

 maxillary scarcely reaches eye; mouth rather small, slightly oblique, 

 upper lip protractile, lower jaw included; rostral barbel reaches 

 pupil or beyond, maxillary nearly to or beyond hind preopercle 

 edge; interorbital broad, gently rounded. Pharyngeal teeth 2, 3, 

 4 or 5-5 or 4, 3, 2, tips slightly hooked. 



Scales 24 to 26 in lateral line, 5 above, 3 below, 8 or 9 predorsal, 

 12 to 14 around caudal peduncle. Ventral axillary scale equals 

 snout. Under lens top of head usually seen covered with minute 

 pores. 



D. Ill, 8, third spine slender, moderately strong, 1 to 11/5 in head ; 

 A. Ill, 5; caudal broadly and deeply forked; pectoral I, 15, length 

 11/3 ; ventral I, 8, length li/o. 



Silvery gray, turning silvery brown. Dark or dusky above, paler 

 on sides, becoming white on abdomen. Dark spot on nape. Large 

 circular blackish spot on side of caudal peduncle before caudal fin. 

 Traces of 1 or 2 dark spots along median lateral line and 1 below 

 front part of dorsal base. Lower side of caudal peduncle more or 

 less yellow, color extending upward across caudal peduncle behind 

 black caudal spot. Traces of broad dark silver bar more or less 

 evident from shoulder to caudal spot. Fins colorless, rays more or 

 less dusky, in young tips of dorsal, anal and caudal dusky to black. 

 Sometimes scales of dorsal half with traces of bluish or violet re- 

 flections. Length, 110 mm. (Scale; Herre). 



Balabac, Palawan, Busuanga. 



PUNTIUS IVIS (Seale) 



Barhus ivis Seale, Philippine Journ. Sci., vol. 4, p. 494, pi. 1, 1909 (type locality: 

 Balabac Island, Philippines). 



