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caudal scales, opposite to lo^h — nth lateral scale, ii scales in 

 front of it. Dorsal rounded, situated nearer to anal than to 

 ventrals, its height less than that of the body. Anal slightly- 

 concave, its height less than that of the dorsal. Ventrals reaching 

 anal or nearly so, situated in the middle between anal and 

 operculum. Pectorals equal to head without snout. Caudal about 

 as long as head, its rounded lobes twice as long as shortest 

 rays. Least height of caudal peduncle more than twice in its 

 length to last caudal scales, 1 1 scales round the caudal peduncle. 

 Lateral line consisting of 14 — 15 perforated scales, descending 

 in a regular curve to opposite the origin of anal, separated by 

 two scales from base of ventrals. Nuptial tubercles on sides of 

 body and tail and on back may be present. Colour of formol 

 specimens uniform yellowish brown, a median black Hne 

 between head and dorsal and along inferior side of caudal 

 peduncle, continued on each side of the base of the anal. 

 Hindborder of scales on upper side with black points, equal 

 points form an indication of a black lateral band between 

 vertical through pectoral and dorsal. A black line on the 

 hinder half of the body ending in a round precaudal spot. 

 Fin rays more or less darkish. Colour of living specimens: back 

 yellowish, dorsal, caudal and anal with yellow spots. A yellow 

 spot on operculum. Length about 30 mm. [Type of the species 

 in the zoological Museum of Amsterdam]. 



Habitat: Borneo (Upper course of Sungei Wain !); collected 

 by Dr. L. RUTTEN. 



21. Rasbora reticulata M. Web. & de Bfrt. 



Rasbora reticulatus M. Weber & de Beaufort, Fische aus dem Susswasser von 

 Nias, in Kleiweg de Zwaan, Die Insel Nias bei Sumatra, 1915, p. 270. 



D. 2.7; A. 3.5; P. 1. 12— 13; V. 1.7; Sq. 1. 26. 



Height 3.2 — 3.9; 4.1 — 5 in length with caudal. Head 3.5, 

 4.4 — 4.6 in length with caudal. Eye ^"^l^, longer than snout, 

 situated in the anterior half of the head, about equal to the 

 flat interorbital space. Cleft of mouth strongly ascending, its 

 anterior end in the level of the middle of the eye, posteriorly 

 reaching below anterior border of eye. Lips somewhat swollen. 

 Origin of dorsal slightly behind the middle between snout 

 and last row of caudal scales, opposite to nth lateral scale, 

 1 1 scales in front of it. Dorsal about in the middle between 



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