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/. Acanthophthalmus anguillaris Vaill. 



AcanthophtJialmus anguillaris Vaillant, Notes Leyden Mus. XXIV. N^. i — 3, 

 1902, p. 151. 



D. 2.6; A. 2.5; P. 8—9; V. 6. 



Height 14, 15 in length with caudal; head 12, 13 in length 

 with caudal. Eye 12, situated high above in the anterior half of 

 the head. Snout about 4 times as long as eye, obtuse, rounded. 

 Upper lip fleshy. Three pairs of barbels, the anterior rostral, 

 the posterior at the end of the maxillaries, the third pair midway 

 between them. Origin of dorsal just above anus, which is 

 situated in third fourth of the body. End of dorsal above end of 

 anal. Ventrals as long as half head, situated at the third fifth 



Fig. 15. Acantliophflialmus aiigitillaris Vaill. (After Vaillant) nat. size. 



of the length of the body. Pectorals somewhat rudimentary. 

 Caudal slightly emarginate, equal to head. Scales very small, 

 more than 300 in lateral line. Colour of alcohol specimen pale 

 rufous with minute dark punctuations; a dark band from snout 

 through eye to praeopercle. Along the lateral line a more or 

 less distinct dark band. Length J^ mm. [Type of the species 

 seen in the Leiden Museum]. 

 Habitat: Borneo (Kapuas !). 



6. Elxis Jordan & Fowler. 



(Jordan & Fowler, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. XXVI (1902) 1903, p. 768). 



Fig. 16. Elxis obesits (Vaill.) [After Vaillant] nat. size. 



