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about 4.8 in length with caudal. Eye more than 3 to 3^2. 

 longer than snout and nearly I'/a in interorbital space. Cleft 

 of mouth, strongly ascending, its anterior end nearly in the 

 level of the upperborder of the eye, posteriorly nearly reaching 

 to vertical through frontborder of eye. Origin of dorsal in 

 the middle between snout and posterior row of caudal scales 

 or very slightly farther behind, opposite to the i it^i or 12th of the 

 lateral scales, 11 — 12 scales in front of it. Dorsal slightly 

 convex, situated in the middle between the ventrals and anal, 

 its height a little less than ^/^ of the height of the body. 

 Anal nearly truncate, third ray the longest, its height equal 

 to -/g of height of body. Ventrals not reaching anal, their 

 second ray slightly prolonged, situated one eyediameter nearer 



Fig. 27. Rashora kalochroina (Blkv.), about X lV2- 



to anal than to operculum. Pectorals as long as or a little 

 longer than the head, the first ray prolonged, reaching to 

 ventrals. Caudal equal to head, its longest rays a little less than 

 twice the shortest rays. Least height of caudal peduncle i '/s in 

 its length. Seven rows of scales between the lateral lines, counted 

 over the back in the middle of the caudal peduncle. Gill- 

 rakers short, about ir. Colour of formol specimens brownish, 

 back darker, a smaller black spot a few scales behind the 

 gillopenings, a much larger one above the beginning of the 

 anal, both connected by a series of small black spots corres- 

 ponding to the intermediate scales. Behind the posterior spot, 

 which is roundish or oval, may be a faint dark line continued 

 on the caudal. Fins with a dark hue; the outer margin of 

 the ventrals and of the anal is generally black. Length about 

 100 mm. 



Habitat: Sumatra (Pangherang-Pisang, rivers Kamper kiri !, 



