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of the ventral fin. Body compressed, oblong, with the profile of the 

 back nearly straight ; its depth is one-third, or rather less than one- 

 third, of the total lengtli (without caudal) ; the length of the head is 

 contained thrice and three-fourths in it ; snout rather short, some- 

 what pointed, rather shorter than the diameter of the eye, which is 

 one-third of the length of the head ; barbels well developed, much 

 longer than the eye. The origin of the dorsal fin is opposite to that of 

 the ventrals, and midway between the end of the snout and the root 

 of the caudal. Body with narrow brown longitudinal bands, — one 

 along, two or three above, and two below the lateral line. 

 Sumatra, Banka, Borneo. 



a. Type of the species. From Dr. Bleeker's Collection. 

 84. Barbus maculatus. 



Barhus maculatus, (Kti/il 4'- »'• Ha»s.) Cm. S)- Val. xvi. p. lOo. 



binotatus, {Kuld) Via: ^- Val. xvi. p. lOS ; Bleek. Nat. Tydschr. 



Ned. Ind. ix. p. 408. 



oresigenes, Bleek. TWh. Bat Genootsch. xxiii. Oost-Java, p. 17. 



blitonensis, Bleek. Nat. Tydschr. Ned. Ind. iii. p. 90. 



kusanensis, Bleek. I. c. p. 429. 



polyspilos, Bleek. I. c. xiii. p. 352. 



■Systomus (Barbodes) maculatus, Bleek. Prodi: Ci/pr. p. .347. 

 Puntius (Barbodes) maculatus, Bleek. Atl. Ichth. Cypr. p. 104, tab. 3.3 



(uot 34). tig. 1, tab. 40. fig. I, tab. 43. fig. (3; Kner, Nvvara, 



Fische, p. 346. 



D. 12. A. 8. L. lat. 23-25. L. transv. ^. Yert. 17/13. 



The osseous dorsal ray is rather strong, its stiff portion being as 

 long as the head, without snout; its serrature is very conspicuous 

 though rather fine. There are two and a half longitudinal series of 

 scales between the lateral line and the root of the ventral fin. Body 

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

 the profile of the back arched ; its depth is two-fifths or one-third 

 of the total length (without caudal) ; head of moderate size, its 

 length being contained twice and three-fifths in the total (without 

 caudal) ; snout short, but somewhat pointed, as long as the diameter 

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

 barbels well developed, much longer than the eye. The origin of 

 the dorsal fin is somewhat behind the vertical from that of the ven- 

 trals, and midway between the end of the snout and the root of the 

 caiidal. Generally with a small blackish spot at the base of the 

 anterior dorsal rays, and with another, less distinct, on the middle of 

 the root of the caudal. 



East-Indian archipelago. 



a-h. Adult (•J— 6 inches long). Purchased of Mr. Frank. 



i. Adult. From Dr. Blocker's Collection. 



I: Young. Purchased of ilr. Damon. 



/. Young. Amboyna. From the Collection of Mad. Ida Pfeiffer. 



m. Adult : skeleton. Purchased of Mr. Frank, 



