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D. 2.7; A. 3.5; V. 1.7; P. 1. 12; Sq. 1.26— 27; Sq.tr. 87.,, to 

 V.6V,. 



Trunk high, tail slender. Height 2.6, about 3.5 in length 

 with caudal. Head 3.2—3.5, 4.2 — 4.5 in length with caudal. 

 Eye 2.3, twice the length of the snout, and about equal 

 to interorbital space. Cleft of mouth oblique, its anterior end 

 with a symphysial knob in the mandible and a corresponding 

 emargination of the upper jaw, in the level of the middle of 

 the eye, its posterior end nearly reaching frontborder of eye. 

 Origin of dorsal midway between snout and last row of caudal 

 scales, opposite to origin of ventrals and to loA — nth lateral 

 scale; 10 scales in front of it. Dorsal rounded, its height equal 

 to head. Anal concave, third ray equal to head without snout. 

 Ventrals reaching anal, their origin in the middle between 

 anal and operculum. Pectorals equal to head without snout. 

 Caudal longer than head, its pointed lobes more than twice as 

 long as shortest rays. Least height of caudal peduncle one fourth 

 less than its length, 9 scales round caudal peduncle. Lateral 

 line formed by 8 — 9 perforated scales, ending above or before 

 origin of ventrals, separated from it by 2 scales. Nuptial tubercles 

 on head and anterior part of back may be present. Colour of 

 alcohol specimens yellowish brown, back darker. A silvery hue 

 on flanks and belly. A large, nearly triangular black patch 

 with its base between dorsal and ventrals and tapering towards 

 the caudal. A median dark band on back and on lower surface 

 of tail. Fins hyaline, frontborder of dorsal and anal darkish. 

 In living specimens the colour is brownish green with a red 

 hue. Vertical fins vividly red. Length 35 mm. [Specimens of 

 the collection of Dr. G. DUNCKER seen by us]. 



Habitat: East Sumatra (Deli!). — Malacca!. 



20. Rasbora semilineata n. sp. 



D. 2.7; A. 3.5; P. 1. 12; V. 2.7; Sq. 1.28— 29. 



Height more than 3 — 3.4, 4.1 — 4.4 in length with caudal. 

 Head about equal to height. Eye about 2.8 in head, one third 

 longer than snout, about equal to interorbital space. Cleft of 

 mouth ascending, its anterior end transverse, with not more than 

 a symphysial elevation of the mandibles and a corresponding 

 shallow emargination of the upper jaw; in the level of the 

 middle of the eye; posteriorly not reaching frontborder of eye. 

 Origin of dorsal midway between snout and posterior row of 



