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of the abdomen, which is naked anteriorly from a point 

 somewhat in advance of ventrals. Eighteen scales round caudal 

 peduncle. Eight pharyngeal teeth. Yellowish, back darker, 5 

 or 6, more or less conspicuous dark crossbands on the back. 

 Fins with 2 or 3 dark transverse bands. Length about 65 mm. 



Nomen indig. : Salusur (Sundan.). 



Habitat: Sumatra (Lahat) ; Java (Bantam [British Museum], 

 Tjampea, Buitenzorg!, Kediri) ; Borneo (river Kapuas, river 

 Mahakam, Sarawak). 



2. Homaloptera ocellata (C. V.). 



Balitora ocellata Cuvier & Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poissons. XVIII. 1846, p. 96. 

 Homaloptera Valciiciciniesi Bleaker, Ichth. Arch. Ind. Prodr. II. Cyprini, i860, 

 p. 95. — Atl. Ichth. III. 1863, p. 19. 



D. 9; A. 6; P. 17; V. 9; L. 1. 47 ; perforated scales 42. 



Height 7. 6, 9 in length with caudal. Head 4. 8, 5. 8 in 

 length with caudal; its breadth '/lo of its length. Eye 3.5, 

 twice in snout and i. i in interorbital space. Origin of dorsal 

 in the middle between end of snout and caudal, behind that 

 of ventrals, opposite to 19th perforated scale of lateral line, 

 separated by 21 rows of scales from head. Origin of anal oppo- 

 site to 31st perforated scale of lateral line. Origin of ventrals 

 opposite to 17th perforated scale of lateral line. Pectorals sHghtly 

 longer than head, reaching ventrals. Caudal equal to head, 

 slightly emarginate, not deeply forked. Scaly, naked only be- 

 tween the pectorals (according to Cuvier & Valenciennes: „la 

 peau du dessous de la gorge et du ventre est nue et sans 

 ecailles"). Eighteen scales round the caudal peduncle. Colour 

 of the alcohol specimen rufous, with 5 black round blotches 

 on the back of the tail. Length of single known specimen 73 mm. 



Habitat: Java (Buitenzorg). 



Note: As the description of CuviER & Valenciennes was 

 so insufficient that we at first thought that it was identical 

 with Homaloptera erythrorina (C.V.), we asked Dr. J. Pellegrin 

 to inform us about the type in the Paris Museum. He was 

 so kind to give us ample information about the principal 

 characters of the specimen of CuviER & Valenciennes, which 

 enabled us to give the above description. It shows that it is 

 nearest to H. wassinki, but differs from it by minor height, 

 larger eyes, by the position of the dorsal and by the caudal 

 which is only slightly emarginate. 



