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Barbodes ivis Herre, Proc. Pan Pacific Sci. Congr., Australia, vol. 2, 1923, p. 

 2569, 1924 (Palawan; Balabac; Busuanga) ; Philippine Journ. Sci., vol. 24, 

 p. 283, 1924 (type: Paraean, Concepcion; Langbuan ; Malampaya Sound) ; 

 Fishes Herre Philippine Exped. 1931, p. 21, 1934 (Concepcion; Culion). — 

 RoxAs and Martin, Dept. Agr. Coram. Manila Tech. Bull. 6, p. 42, 1937 

 (reference). 



Depth 2i/io to 2%; head 31/2 to 3%. Snout 4 in head, broad, 

 rather pointed, tip rounded and bhmt; eye 3% to 4, II/5 in snout, 

 W2 to 1% in interorbital ; maxillary reaches l^ in eye; length 3 in 

 head; mouth small subterminal, slightly oblique, lower jaw included; 

 lips rather thin, upper strongly protractile; barbels rather slender, 

 long upper reaching front edge or center of eye, lower sometimes be- 



/77/n. 

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Figure 19. — Puntius tttmia (Herre) : Specimen from Lake Lanao. 



yond hind preopercle edge ; interorbital nearly or quite flat. Pharyn- 

 geal teeth 2, 3, 5 or 3, 3, 5-5, 3, 2, or 5, 3, 3. 



Scales 23 to 25 in lateral line; 5 above, 3 below, 8 predorsal, 12 

 around caudal peduncle. 



D. IV, 8, fourth spine stout, more than II/3 in head ; A. in, 5, third 

 simple ray 11/2; caudal deeply and broadly notched, 3 in rest of 

 body ; least depth of caudal peduncle 1% ; pectoral li/4 ; ventral 1%. 



Dorsal region and top of head blackish, merging to dark olive- 

 brown on sides, underparts paler or yellowish. Broad black band 

 from shoulder to base of caudal peduncle. Large, more or less cir- 

 cular black spot on middle of side of caudal peduncle just before 

 caudal fin. More or less evident black blotch on each side forward 

 part of dorsal base. Line of minute specks forms dark margin to 

 scales on sides. Fin rays more or less faintly dusky. Length, 100 

 mm. (Herre.) 



Rivers on north coast of Mindoro. 



