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being one-fourtli of the total (without caudal); snout of moderate 

 length, somewhat pointed, a little longer than the diameter of the 

 eye, whieh is rather more than one-fourth of the length of the head ; 

 barbels of moderate length, somewhat longer than the eye. The 

 origin of the dorsal fin is a little behind that of the ventVals, and 

 midwa)- between the end of the snout and the root of the caudal. 

 A black band along the middle of the side, from the eye to the end 

 of the middle caudal rays, 

 Ceylon. 



a-h. Fine adult examples. Purchased of Mr. Cuming. 

 c-e. Adult and halt-grown. Purchased of Mr. Cuming. 



79. Barbus obtusirostiis. 



Bai-bus obtusirostris, {v. Hass) Cuv. ^- Val. x^^. p. 1G7. 



marginatus, Cta\ ^- Val. xvi. p. 164: Bleek. Nat. TuJ&chr. Ned 



Puntius (Barbodes) obtusirostris, Bleek. All. Ichth. Cum: u 10b 

 tab. 32. fig. 1. ^i- V , 



D. 11. A. 11. L. lat. 26-28. L. transv. 5/4|. 



The osseous dorsal ray is rather strong, its stiif portion not being 

 much shorter than the head ; its serrature is very conspicuous, and 

 not very fine. There are three longitudinal series of scales between 

 the lateral line and the root of the ventral fin. Axillary scale of the 

 ventral much developed, two-thirds as long as the fin. Body strongly 

 compressed, somewhat elevated, as in Leuciscus rutilus, with tlie 

 profile of the back arched ; its depth is two -fifths of the total length 

 (without caudal) ; snout verj- short, shorter than the diameter of the 

 eye, whieh is one-third, or a little less than one-tliird, of the length 

 of the head ; the length of the head is two-ninths of the total (with- 

 out caudal) ; barbels very small, shorter than the eye. The origin 

 of the dorsal fin is in the vertical from that of the ventrals, and 

 midway between the end of the snout and the root of the caudal. 

 Uniformly coloured. 



Java, Sumatra, Borneo. 

 a, b. Adult. Java, 

 f. Adult. Java. From Dr. Bleeker's Collection. 



80. Barbus russellii. 

 Kiiniiamoo, Russell, ii. pi. 204. 



Barbus .«araua, Cuv. S^- Val. xvi. p. 151; Jenlun, Madr. Joum. Lit. ,§- 

 Sc. XV. p. 312 (not Ham. Buck.) 



D. 11. A. 8. L. lat. 27. L. transv. 6/5. 

 The osseous dorsal ray is strong and finely serrated behind, its 

 stiff portion being two-thirds as long as the head. There are three 

 and a half series of scales between the lateral line and the root of 

 the ventral fin. Body strongly compressed, somewhat elevated, as 

 in Leucis,-ii!< rutilus, with the })rofile of the back arched ; its de])tli is 

 contained twice and three-fourths in the total length (without cau- 



