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nearly truncate. Origin of anal opposite to 17th scale of lateral 

 line, its height less than that of dorsal. Outer ray of pectorals 

 and ventrals with a thread-like prolongation. Pectorals with 

 that prolongation, somewhat longer than head ; reaching on 

 ventrals. Ventrals much shorter than pectorals, their origin 

 separated by 2^2 scales from the lo^h scale of the lateral line. 

 Ventrals not reaching anus. Caudal deeply forked, equal to 

 head. Least height of caudal peduncle 1.5 — 1.6 in its own length, 

 1.7 in head, surrounded by 16 scales. Colour silvery with a 

 slight shade of yellowish; four round black spots on middle 

 hne of sides, one at base of caudal, one at origin of lateral 

 line, two on the lateral line near the middle. A black spot at 

 base of dorsal and at origin of anal. In young specimens 

 a black spot at the end of first anal rays. Length more than 

 100 mm. 



Habitat: Borneo (Tidung on river Sebuku, North East 

 Borneo!, Sandakan, Kina Balu?). 



19. Puntius strigatus (Blgr.). 



Bar bus strigatus Boulenger, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) XIII. 1894, p. 247. 



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D. 3.8; A. 3.5; L. 1. 29; L. tr. r. 



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Height almost 2^/2, about 373 in length with caudal; head 

 4.1, 5.6 in length with caudal. Eye 3, nearly equal to snout, 

 somewhat shorter than interorbital space. Rostral barbel slightly 

 longer than eye, ^/^ length of maxillary barbel. Origin of dorsal 

 opposite to iQth scale of lateral line, separated by 11 scales 

 from occiput; dorsal concave, its height equal to length of 

 head ; its third spine strong and serrated, */g length of head. 

 Origin of anal below i/th scale of lateral line. Its height ^l^ 

 length of head, its spines weak. Origin of ventrals separated 

 by 3 scales from 9th scale of lateral line. Ventrals shorter than 

 pectorals, which are about equal to length of head. Caudal 

 much longer than head. Least height of caudal peduncle 1^/3 

 in length of head and about i '/i in its own length, surrounded 

 by 14 scales. Grey above, silvery beneath, with seven blackish 

 longitudinal streaks running between two series of scales; 

 pectorals blackish above. Total length 168 mm. [Type of the 

 species in the British Museum seen by us]. 



Habitat: Borneo (Bongon). 



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