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axis of pectoral; base of anal fin 1.35 in head, about equal to its 

 longest ray. Caudal large, forked; its longest ray about equal to 



head. Ventrals small, 1.75 in 

 head. Pectorals long, being 

 contained twice in distance of 

 dorsal from tip of snout; their 

 origin considerably below the 

 axis of the body and on a line 

 with the posterior angle of the 

 opercle. 



Color in spirits: Dull greenish, 



lighter below, scales of the sides 



shaded with brown punctula- 



tions. A distinct narrow black 



line from the opercle to caudal 



ending in a black blotch at base of 



caudal fin. Some dusky blotches 



on sides above pectoral fin. A 



\ dusky median line on back; dor- 



\ sal and caudal with a slight wash 



\ of dusky; anal, pectorals, and 



j ventrals, light grayish; a small 



\ black spot at the upper axis of 



\ the pectoral. 



; Two specimens. 



: TyjJe-sjjeciinen. — Cat. No. 



' 57841, U.S.N.M.; length, 2.45 



inches; cotype, 2 inches long; 



both from near Zamboanga. 



Rasbora punctulatus, new species. 



Head, 4; depth, 3.10; eye, 3 

 in head; snout, 3.50; interor- 

 bital, 2.50; scales, 5i/26/2; D.,9; 

 A., 8. 



No barbels. Mouth mode- 

 rately small, oblique; the sym- 

 physis of the upper jaw notched 

 to receive the curved point of 

 the lower jaw; maxillary extend- 

 ing to the anterior border of 

 eye. Pharyngeal teeth, curved, 

 pointed, 5, 3, 2. 

 Body oblong, compressed, covered with large, cycloid, striate 

 scales, 10 series in front of dorsal. Lateral line with a low curve 



