﻿I20 



According to our opinion Barynotus lagensis Gthr. does not 

 belong to this genus, but belongs to Barbiis s. lat., where this 

 species has been placed by BoULENGER (Cat. Freshwater fishes 

 Africa II. 191 1, p. 100). Thus Barynotus only contains the one 

 species from the Indo-australian Archipelago. 



I. Barynotus microlepis (Blkr.). [Fig. 54 and 55 p. 119]. 



Capo'cta microlepis Bleeker, Nat. Tijdschr. Ned. Indie II. 1851, p. 206. 

 Cyclocheilichthys (Siaja) microlepis Bleeker, Ichth. Arch. Ind. Prodr. II. Cyprini, 



i860, p. 371. — Atl. Ichth. III. 1863, p. 85. 

 Barynotus microlepis Giinther, Cat. Brit. Mus. VII. 1868, p. 61. 



D. 4.14— 18; A. 3.5; P. 1. 16— 19; V. 2.9; L. 1. 56—60; 

 10 

 L. tr. 3T3. 

 8K9) 



Elongate. Profile of back ascending from snout to dorsal, 

 arched behind head. Height nearly 3^3, more than 4 in length 

 with caudal. Head -i^.j to somewhat less than 4, less than 5 

 in length with caudal. Eye 3.2 — 4, about equal to snout and 

 to slightly concave interorbital space, in specimens over 

 400 mm. length the eye is shorter than the snout and i '/o in 

 interorbital space. Vertical through origin of dorsal runs through 

 the 13th scale of lateral line and is about ^/^ of length of head 

 nearer to snout than to base of caudal. Dorsal separated by 

 17 or 18 scales from occiput, strongly concave. Its last spine 

 articulated in its distal half, bluntly denticulated behind, some- 

 what longer than head. Anal concave, its third spine about 

 '/3 shorter than head. Ventrals nearly equal to head, not reaching 

 anal but surpassing anus. Origin of ventrals separated by 572 

 scales from the i6th or 17th scale of lateral line. Pectorals 

 about ^/q shorter than head, reaching ventrals. Caudal deeply 

 forked, its lobes rounded, about equal to head. Least height 

 of caudal peduncle ^/g of its length, slightly less than half head. 

 21 or 22 scales round caudal peduncle, 10 or 11 of which 

 above lateral lines. Silvery, upper surface dark. Scales, except 

 the ventral ones, with a dark base. Lower half of body and 

 tail with longitudinal darkish bands running between the rows 

 of scales. A black band behind operculum. Dorsal and caudal 

 blackish, the other fins in a less degree. Length over 400 mm. 



Habitat: Sumatra (Palembang, Djambi!); Borneo (river 

 Kapuas : Pontianak, Sebruang, Knapei, Danau Sriang; Barito 

 river: Banjermassin). 



