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Lake Lanao, Mindanao. My specimens agree with Herre's figure, 

 especially in the large head and fourth dorsal spine with its hind 

 edge finely serrated. 



1 example. Vicar Landing, Lake Lanao, Mindanao. May 22, 1908. Length, 



82 mm. 

 3 examples. Vicar Landing, Lake Lanao. May 23, 1908. Length, 04-129 mm. 



PUNTIUS LINDOG (Ilerre) 



Barbodes lindog Hbrbe, Proe. Pan Pacific Sci. Congr., Australia, vol. 2, 1923, 

 p. 1569, 1924 [type locality: Lake Lanao, Mindanao (no description)]; 

 Philippine Journ. Sci., vol. 24, p. 304, 1924 (Dansalan, Lake Lanao, 

 Mindanao), p. 706, 1924 (reference) ; Fishes Herre Philippine Exped. 1931, 

 p. 21, 1934 (Lake Lanao). — Roxas and Martin, Dept. Agr. Comm. Manila 

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



Depth 3% to 41/2 ; head 3% to 414. Snout somewhat blunt; eye 

 314 to 4 in head, equal to somewhat greater than snout, ly^o to V/o 

 in interorbital ; mouth rather small, terminal, oblique, lower jaw in- 

 cluded; upper lip strongly protractile, lips thin and continuous; 

 rostral barbels very small, less l^ eye diameter, maxillary stouter, 

 equal or but little greater than rostral barbels, never equal eye; in- 

 terorbital rather flat. Pharyngeal teeth 1, 3, 5-4, 3, 1. 



Scales 28 to 32 in lateral line; 5 above, 4 below, 11 to 13 pre- 

 dorsal, 12 around caudal peduncle. Scales with concentric striae. 



D, III, 8, slender spine smooth or very slightly serrate, height 1% 

 or less in head ; A. in, 5 ; caudal deeply forked, lobes pointed, nearly 

 equals head ; pectoral i, 15, little over or less 1% in head ; ventral i, 

 8, length 1% to 2. 



Dusky above, merging into pale or yellowish on sides and belly. 

 Dark stripe along middle of back from nape to caudal and similar 

 band from upper side of opercle to middle of caudal. Fins all color- 

 less or with slight dusky tinge to caudal and dorsal spines. Length, 

 132 mm. (Herre.) 



Lake Lanao, Mindanao. 



PUNTIUS PALATA (Herre) 

 FlGTTRB 28 



Barbodes palata Hekre, Proc. Pan Pacific Sci. Congr., Australia, vol. 2, 1923, 



p. 2569, 1924 [type locality: Lake Lanao, Mindanao (no description)]; 



Philippine Journ. Sci., vol. 24, p. 305 (Dansalan, Lake Lanao) ; p. 706, 1924 



(reference). 

 Spratellicypris pal,ata He:erei, Fishes Herre Philippine Exped. 1931, p. 22, 1934 



(Lake Lanao). — Roxas and Martin, Dept. Agr. Comm. Manila, Tech. Bull. 



6, p. 44, 1937 (reference). 



Depth 31^ to 34^ ; head 31/5 to 31/2, width 21/5 to 214. Snout 31/2 

 to 3% in head from snout tip ; eye 4 to 414, 1 to 11/5 in snout, 1 to ll^ 



