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D. 10; A. 6; P. i8; V. 9 ; L. 1. 7 1 (59 perforated scales). 



Height 'J.J, 9.8 in length with caudal. Head 5.3, 6.j in 

 length with caudal; its breadth about I'^/g in its length. Eye 

 5.1, 2.6 in snout, less than twice in interorbital space. Lips 

 thick, barbels short. Origin of dorsal nearer to end of snout 

 than to caudal, opposite to the 17th scale of the lateral line, 

 separated by 23 scales from occiput. Anal opposite to 'i,J^'^ 

 perforated scale of lateral line. Ventrals rounded. Pectorals far 

 distant from ventrals, their longest rays longer than head. Caudal 

 deeply emarginate, the lower lobe the longer, much longer 

 than head. Abdomen naked to before ventrals. Scales with an 

 elevated keel, projecting beyond their margin ; 24 scales round 

 caudal peduncle. Blackish above, round black points in front 

 of dorsal, 5 black ocelli, bordered by white, behind the dorsal. 

 Fins spotted with black. Length of single specimen known 

 108 mm. [Not seen by us; diagnosis after the description of 

 Valenciennes and informations, kindly given to us by Dr. J. 

 Pellegrin]. 



Habitat: Java. 



14. Homaloptera tate regani Popta. 



Homaloptera Tate Reganii Popta, Notes Leyden Mus. XXV. 1905, p. 180. — 

 ibid. XXVII. 1906, p. 182. 



D. 3.8; A. 2.5; P. 8.12; V. 2.8; L. 1. 64 ; L.tr. £. 



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Height 7"/i7' ^o i^ length with caudal. Head 4^/, 4, 6 in length 

 with caudal. Eye 7, four in snout, behind middle of head, almost 

 thrice in the interorbital space. Barbels equal, and as long as 

 eye. Origin of dorsal before middle of length, separated by 

 14 scales from the occiput. Fourth ray of concave dorsal 

 opposite to origin of ventrals; height of dorsal ^/^ length of head. 

 Anal truncate. Ventrals not reaching anal. Pectorals reaching 

 ventrals. Caudal deeply forked, the lower lobe the longer, 

 much longer than head. Belly totally scaleless (to anus). Scales 

 carinate, slightly increasing in size towards the back. Caudal 

 peduncle extremely slender, its height more than thrice in 

 its length. Brown above, reddish below. Pectorals and ventrals 

 brown above, lighter below. Caudal brown, with a whitish 

 band and whitish tips. Length of single specimen known 85 mm. 

 [Type of the species in the Leyden Museum seen by us]. 



Habitat: Borneo (river Bo). 



