368 CYPRINID^.. 



4. Botia macracanthus. 



Cobitis macracanthus, Sleek. Nat. Ti/dschr. Ned. hid. iii. p. 603. 



Hymenophysa macracanthus, lileek. Ci/pr. Prodr. p. 62. 



Botia macracanthus, Bleek. Atl. Ichthyol. Cypr. p. 5, tab. 1. fig. 1. 



D. 11. A. 8. Y. 8-9. 



Barbels eight. The height of the body is more than the length 

 of the head, which is one-third of the total (without caudal). Snout 

 compressed, deep, the small eye being entirely situated in the pos- 

 terior half of the head. Suborbital spine long, extending to, or 

 somewhat beyond, the hind margin of the orbit. Head and body 

 witli three very broad brown transverse bands. 



Sumatra and Borneo. 



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

 h. Young. Presented by Dr. A. Giinther. 



5. Botia modesta. 



Botia modesta, Bleek. Nederl. Ti/dschr. Dicrk. 1864, p. 11. 

 D. 11. A. 8. V. 8. 



Barbels six. The length of the head is nearly equal to the height 

 of the body, which is one-third of the total (without caudal), the 

 tail being very short and deep. Snout rather pointed, scarcely longer 

 than the remaining portion of the head. Suborbital spine extending 

 to, or nearly to, the hind margin of the orbit. Body and fins imma- 

 culate ; sometimes a blackish spot across the upper part of the root 

 of the caudal. 



Siam. 

 a, b, c-d. Fine specimens. Pachebon. From M. Mouhot's Collection, 



6. Botia curta. 



Cobitis cru-ta, Schleg. Faun. Japan. Poi's.s. p. 223, tab. 103. fig. 4, 

 Hymenophysa curta, Bleek. Cypr. Prodr. p. 66 (name only). 



D.9. A. 6. 



Barbels six. The height of the body is two-ninths of the total 

 length (without caudal), the length of the head one-fourth ; snout 

 pointed, the eye occupying the middle of the length of the head. 

 Interorbital space narrow. Body immaculate ; dorsal fin with a 

 blackish spot anteriorly at the base, and with a cross band in its 

 upper half ; anal with one, each caudal lobe with two blackish cross 

 bands. (Schleg.) 



Japan. 



7. Botia hymenophysa. 



Cobitis hymenophysa, Bleek. Nat. Tydsehr. Ned. Ind. iii. p. 602. 

 Hymenophysa macclellandii, Bleek. Cypr. Prodr. p. 63. 

 Botia hymenophysa, Bleek. Atl. Ichth. Cypr. p. 6, tab. 1. fig. 2. 



D, 13-15. A. 8. Y. 8. 

 Barbels six. The height of the body is contained nearly four 

 im es in the total length (without caudal), the length of the head 



