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ventrals and anal, truncate; its height sHghtly less than length 

 of head. Anal feebly concave, its height equal to head without 

 snout. Ventrals don't quite reach anal, one eyediameter nearer 

 to anal than to operculum. Pectorals somewhat shorter than 

 head, when depressed not reaching ventrals. Caudal about equal 

 to head, rather deeply emarginate, its lobes rounded, less than 

 twice the length of the shortest rays. Least height of caudal 

 peduncle not quite I'/j times in its length. lo scales round 

 the middle of the caudal peduncle. Lateral line irregularly 

 and feebly developed, reaching at its most to near the anal, 



Fig. 29. Rasbora reticulata M. Web. & de Bfrt. X '^•^• 



but repeatedly interrupted, its anterior part descends with an 

 irregular sinuosity. Colour of formol specimens reddish brown. 

 Median line of back blackish. Three longitudinal series of lateral 

 scales with corresponding series of blackish patches, connected 

 so as to form a reticulate pattern. Many specimens show a 

 blackish patch above the origin of the anal. An elongate black 

 patch behind the operculum. Fins hyaline, dorsal and ventrals 

 with more or less distinct black crossbars in their distal third. 

 Pectorals and anal with a more or less distinct indication of 

 a darkish hue. Upper and lower border of caudal blackish. 

 Length about 60 mm. [Type of the species in the zoological 

 Museum of Amsterdam]. 



Habitat: Nias!, Sumatra (Batang Hari !). 



2. Esomus Swainson. 



(SwAiNSON, Natural History, Fishes II. 1839, p. 285). 



Nuria Cuvier & Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poissons XVI, 

 1842, p. 238. 



