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of two irregular rows, its hindermost rays somewhat produced. 

 Caudal rounded. Pectorals equal to length of head. Height 

 of caudal peduncle at base of caudal about twice in length of 

 head. Reddish brown, upper half darker, 5 or 6 large dark 

 vertical bars on the lower part of the sides. Length 47 mm. 

 [Cotype in the British Museum seen by us]. 

 Habitat: Sumatra (lake Toba!). 



9. Betta taeniata Regan. 



Bella tacnlala Tate Regan, Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1909, p. 781. 



D. 1.7—9; A. 11.20— 25; P. 12— 14; V.I. 5; L.l. 28—30 (32—33); 

 L.tr. 972— lo'/^. 



Rostro-dorsal profile nearly straight; head pointed. Height 

 3.4 to 4; head somewhat more or less than thrice in length. 

 Eye 3.2 to "^.J in head, its diameter nearly equal to or greater 

 than snout, 1.4 to 1.7 in postorbital part of head and i to 

 1.4 in interorbital space, which is flat and goes 2.7 to more 

 than thrice in length of head. Maxillary extending to vertical 

 through between nostrils or somewhat farther. Origin of dorsal 

 conspicuously nearer to head than to base of caudal, opposite 

 to 15th or i6th lateral scale and separated by 25 to 26 praedorsal 

 scales from snout. The produced middle rays of dorsal nearly 

 reaching caudal. Anal with a basal sheath of one (or two) 

 irregular series of scales, its penultimate rays in old specimens 

 strongly produced, reaching near end of caudal, the middle 

 rays of which are prolonged. Pectorals about equal to head 

 without snout. Height of caudal peduncle at base of caudal 

 about twice in length of head. Brown, ventrally lighter. A 

 dark longitudinal band from snout, through eye running above 

 pectoral to caudal, a lower band beginning on head and running 

 below pectoral to caudal; both unite in a round blotch at 

 base of caudal. A few black points on anal and caudal. Other- 

 wise fins dusky. Length 82 mm. [Type in the British Museum 

 seen by us]. 



Nom. indig. : Tempalo (Djambi). 



Habitat: Sumatra (Djambi!, Sidjundjung!, Taluk!, Gunung 

 Sahilan!); Borneo (Sarawak!). 



In rivers and brooks. 



10. Betta fasciata Regan. 



Bella fasciala Tate Regan, Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1909, p. 782. 



II' 



D. I. 9-1 1; A. n. 28—30; p. 13; V.I. 5; L.l. 34—36; L.tr. 10" 



