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Length of the single specimen known i8o mm. [The single 

 specimen known, in the British Museum, seen by us]. 



Nomen indig. : Wader (Javan.). 



Habitat: Only one specimen known from Java, Surakarta 



1 6. Puntius anchisporus (Vaill.). 



Barhis anchisporus Vaillant, Notes Leyden Mus. XXIV. 1902, p. 96. 



D. 4.8; A. 3.5; P. 1. 13— 14; V. 1.8; L. 1. 23; L. tr.^. 



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Oblong, elevated. Dorsal profile strongly arched, with a 

 concavity from snout to nape. Height 2 or somewhat more, 

 about 2^/4 in length with caudal. Head 3.2 — 3.3, 4.2 — 4.3 in 

 length with caudal. Eye 2.6 — 3, not much longer than snout 

 and about equal to interorbital space. Snout somewhat pointed, 

 mouth nearly terminal. Four barbels, shorter than eye, the rostral 

 ones the shortest. Origin of dorsal opposite to 9th scale of lateral 

 line, separated by 10 scales from occiput, about in the middle 01 

 a line connecting frontmargin of eye and caudal. Dorsal nearly 

 truncate. Fourth dorsal spine strongly ossified and strongly 

 denticulated, with its flexible portion about equal to head without 

 snout, its stiff portion equal to half head. Anal nearly truncate, 

 its height more than half head. Ventrals and pectorals equal, 

 as long as head without snout. Ventrals reaching anus, sepa- 

 rated by 4 scales from 7th scale of lateral line. Caudal deeply 

 emarginate, slightly longer than head. Least height of caudal 

 peduncle about 1.8 in head, and somewhat shorter than its 

 own length, surrounded by 14 scales, 7 of which are above 

 the lateral line. Scales longitudinally striated. Colour of formol 

 specimens pale yellowish, with four transverse dark brown bands, 

 the first through the eye to lower border of praeoperculum, 

 bent backwards above the eye and meeting that of the other 

 side, the second one before dorsal to base of ventrals, dimi- 

 nishing in size from above to below, occupying 3 — 4 scales in 

 its broadest part, the third immediately behind dorsal to base 

 of anal and continued on base of dorsal and anal, or the band 

 on the dorsal is an intramarginal one (Vaillant), fourth one 

 at the end of the caudal peduncle. Traces of red on the fins 

 and of a red patch behind operculum. Base of scales with a 

 light brown transverse band. Length 60 mm. 



Habitat: Borneo (river Mahakam, Kapuas!). 



