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1. Acrochordonichthys ischnosoma Blkr. 
Acrochordonichthys ischnosoma Bleeker, Ichth. Arch, Ind. Prodr. I. Siluri, 1858, 
p- 232. — Atl. Ichth. II. 1862, p. 70. 
Acrochordonichthys ischnosoma Giinther, Cat. Brit. Mus, V. 1864, p. 96. 
Be osm. Tb J TO saa. Te 7 eV Os 
Height 8'/,, greatest width 5?/,, head 5 in the total length. 
Dorsal profile slightly convex. Nasal barbels scarcely surpassing 
eye, maxillary barbels reaching operculum, mandibulary bar- 
bels reaching base of pectoral spine, mental ones short. Occi- 
pital process elongate, oval, more than twice longer than 
Fig. 149. 
Acrochordonichthys pleurostigma Blkr, 
broad at its base, its point roun- 
ded and nearly reaching the basal 
bone of the dorsal spine, an 
oval hollow at its base, distinctly 
separated from the median fon- 
tanel. Height of dorsal less than 
twice its length, its strong spine 
2 times- shorter than head, about as long as first ray. Anal 
scarcely higher than long. Ventrals. obtusely angulate, about 
2 times shorter than pectorals. Pectorals slightly shorter than 
head, their strong curved spine much longer than the dorsal 
spine. Caudal slightly emarginate, about 6'/, in total length. 
Greyish brown above, lighter below. Length of single specimen 
known 115 mm. [After Bleeker, not seen by us]. 
Nomen indig.: Kekel (Sundan.). 
Habitat: Java (Parongkalong, river Tjitarum). 
