FISHES OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND ADJACENT SEAS 795 



106 young examples. Lake Lanao, Vicar Landing. May 23, 1908. Length, 



17-38 mm. 

 5835. Mahiuog, Camiguin Island. August 3, 1909. Length, 95 mm. 



6325, 6328 to 6331, 6333 to 6336, 6339 to 6342. Malatgao and Camino River, 

 Puerta Piincesa, Palawan. April 4, 1909. Length, 60-193 mm. The black 

 blotches are largest in some of these specimens and the anal spot seldom 

 faint. A few show large dark blotches with dorsal blotch joined with second 

 median lateral blotch and third lateral blotch divided or joined with anal 

 blotch. 



1 example. Malbato River, Port Uson, Busuanga Island. December 17, 1908. 

 Length, 33 mm. 



4910, 18938 to 18942. Malinao River, Mantaquin Bay, Palawan. April 2, 1909. 

 Length, 60-208 mm. 41 examples. 



18 examples. Nonucan, Camp Operton, Mindanao. August 6, 1909. Length, 

 82-135 mm. 



12 examples. Pancol, Palawan. December 25, 1908. Length, 98-142 mm. 

 All show dark blotches quite large. One with second axial lateral blotch 

 absent on left side, present on right side. 



9130 to 9147. Pangauron River, Port Caltom, Busuanga Island. December 16, 

 1908. Length, 42-180 mm. Many with only very faint traces of 4 dark 

 axial lateral spots, more distinct in some young. 62 examples. 



18973. Quiualasag Island, Masamat Bay. June 12, 1909. Length, 190 mm. 



9222 to 9230. Zamboanga River, Zamboanga. October 9, 1909. Length, 27-184 

 mm. 34 examples. Third lateral spot sometimes absent. 



304 examples. Zamboanga Canal. October 8, 1909. Length, 22-155 mm. 



14 examples. U.S.N.M. Zamboanga, in fresh water. Dr. Fred Baker. Length, 

 30-67 mm. 



A.N.S.P. Nos. 27388-27400, 27403. Padang, Sumatra. A. C. Harrison and H. L. 

 Hiller. Length, 37-131 mm. Depth 21/2 to 4; head SVs to SVs- Snout 2Ys 

 to 31/^ in head; eye 2% to 41/2; maxillary 3 to 32/7; interorbital 2% to 3. 

 Scales 22 to 24 in lateral line to caudal base and 2 or 3 more on latter ; 

 5 above, rarely 4; 3 below; 10 predorsal, vary 9 of 11. D. Ill, 8, i, rarely 

 in, 6, I. Dull olive brown above, when fresh in arrack, inclined whitish 

 below with silvery. Head silvery below. Dorsal and caudal olive brown, 

 fins medially greenish yellow. Black spot below front of dorsal close to 

 base, another on caudal peduncle side near caudal. Some examples show 

 pale brick red blotches on head below, on cheeks, above pectoral base and 

 over most of lower surface. Many have dark brown about margins of ver- 

 tical fins. 



1 example A.N.S.P. Kapuas, Borneo. M. Chaper. 

 The following variants, with dark blotches variable, some as very large black 



bars irregular or unusual : 



5834. Iwahig River and tributaries. April 4, 1909. Length, 56 mm. 



6326, 6327, 6332, 6337, 6338. Malatgao and Camino River, Puerta Princesa, 

 Palawan. April 4, 1909. Length, 121-153 mm. Pectoral ends in filament 

 nearly long as eye. 



PUNTIUS MONTANOI Sauvage 



Puntius montanoi Sauvage, Bull. Soc. Philomath., Paris, ser. 7, vol. 5, p. 103, 

 1881 (type locality: Simulao River, tributary Agusan, Mindanao). 



Barbodes montanoi Hebre, Proc. Pan Pacific Sci. Congr., Australia, vol. 2, 1923, 

 p. 1569, 1924 (Simulao River, Agusan Province, Mindanao) ; Philippine 

 Journ. Sci., vol. 24, p. 292 (compiled), p. 706, 1924 (reference). — RoxAS and 

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



