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Labeobarbus douronensis Bleeker, Ichth. Arch. Ind. Prodr. 11. Cypiini, i860, 



p. 392. — Atl. Ichth. III. 1863, p. 79. 

 Barbus douronensis Giinther, Cat. Brit. Mus. VII. 1868, p. 132. 

 Barbus douronensis Vaillant, Notes Leyden Mus. XXIV. 1902, p. 100. 

 Labeobarbus douronensis Fowler, Proc. Acad. Nat. Science Philadelphia (2) 



LVII. 1905, p. 483. 

 Barbtis douronensis Popta, Notes Leyden Mus. XXVII. 1906, p. 142. 



D. 3.9; A. 3.5; P. 1. 16; V. 2.8; L. 1.21— 24; L. tr. i_. 



Height 3.2- — 3.3, 4.1 in length with caudal. Head 4 — 4.2, 

 5 — 5.3 in length with caudal. Eye 4'-/2 — 5, i '/o or more in 

 snout, twice or somewhat more in interorbital space. Rostral \^ 



barbels about i'/., times, maxillary barbels about twice in eye. CJ I 



Lips thick, continuous, the lower one with a median, more 

 or less developed square lobe, the hindborder of which does 

 not reach the line connecting the corners of the mouth. The 

 blunt snout somewhat prominent, mouth inferior. Origin of 

 dorsal opposite to 6th or 7th scale of lateral line and slightly 

 before that of ventrals, separated by 8 scales from occiput, 

 somewhat nearer to end of snout than to base of caudal. 

 Dorsal concave, its third spine osseous, rather strong, slightly 

 shorter than head, its stiff part about equal to head without 

 snout. i\nal truncate, slightly less high than dorsal, depressed 

 not reaching caudal. Ventrals separated by 2 scales from lateral 

 line, their length about equal to height of anal, distant from 

 anus. Pectorals shghtly shorter than height of dorsal. Caudal 

 deeply forked, its lobes pointed, about equal to head. Least 

 height of caudal peduncle iVo or more in its length, surrounded 

 by 12 scales. Silvery, back darkish. Base of scales of back 

 and sides darkish. Fins hyahne. Length 350 mm. 



Nom. in dig.: Garing (Manindjau); Semah (Benkulen) ; 

 Kantjera (Tjisaat and Tjandjur); Anak Sengkareng (Djember); 

 Soro (Sundan.) ; Wader (Javan.); Silap (Bongan, Howong) ; Padak 

 (Kajan); Njapau (Bluu). 



Habitat: Sumatra (Solok !, Singkarah !, Fort de Kock !, 

 Manindjau!, Benkulen, Telokbetong) ; Java (Buitenzorg, Kra- 

 wang, Tjitjurup, Tjitarik, Tjandjur!, Tjisaat!, Djember!); 

 Borneo (river Kapuas: Sintang, Raun, its affluent Howong and 

 river Bongan, one of its sources; river Kajan, upper course 

 of Bulongan river; river Bluu (upper Mahakam); river Baram, 

 Sarawak). 



