538 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. vol. xxxm. 



Color in spirits dull yellowish; upper and lower margin of caudal 

 black; front margin of dorsal black; a large dusky blotch on sides 

 below anterior portion of dorsal. 



Three specimens, length 3 to 7.50 inches. 



This species belongs to the genus or section Hampala, distinguished 

 by the form of the mouth, which is larger than usual in Pmitius and 

 Capoeta. 



lo. BARBODES RUBRIPINNIS (Kuhl and Van Hasselt). 



Barbus ruhrijpinnis ( KuHLand Van Hasselt), Cuvier and Valenciennes, Poiss., 



XVI, p. 149.— GtiNTHER, Cat., VII, p. 116. 

 Puntivs rubripinnis Bleeker, Atl. Ich., Ill, pi. cxxxiv, fig. 3. 



Head 4.20; depth 2.60; eye 4.50 in head; snout 3.40; interor- 

 bital 2.10; D. 11; A. 9; third dorsal ray strong and serrate 

 behind; scales 5-32-5; barbels 4; the upper pair one-half length of 

 lower; lips smooth. 



Color in spirits, yellowish, slightly darker above; an indistinct 

 dusky blotch on caudal peduncle. 



Two specimens, lengtliP3.25 to 7 inches. 



Barhodes is distinguished from Puntius (SystO'/nus) by the presence 

 of four barbels. 



II. BARBODES OBTUSIROSTRIS (Van Hasselt). 



Barbus obtusirosiris (Van Hasselt) Cuvier and Valenciennes, Nat. Hist. Poiss., 



XVI, p. 167 (Java).— Gunther, Cat., VII, p. 121 (Java). 

 Puntius obtusimstris Bleeker, Atl. Ich., IV, p. 106, pi. cxxxiii, fig. 1. 



Head 4.10; depth 2.60; eye 3.25 in head; snout 3.30; inter- 

 orbital 2.75; D. 11; A. 12; scales 5-26-3; origin of dorsal on a 

 line with origin of ventral; third dorsal ray strong and denticulate. 

 Color in spirits, yellowish, slightly darker above tip of dorsal and 

 margin of caudal dusky. 



Four specimens, length 4.25 to 5 inches. 



12. BARBODES BINOTATUS (Kuhl). 



Barbus binotatus and B. maculatus Cuvier and Valenciennes, Poiss., XVI, pp. 



168-195 (Java). 

 Barbus maculatus Gunther, Cat., VII, p. 123. 

 Barbus microps GUnther, Cat. VII, p. 124 (Java). 



Head 3.10; depth 3.10; eye3inhead; snout4; D. 11; A. 8; scales 

 5-22-3; barbels 4; origin of dorsal over origin of ventrals. 



Color in spirits, yellowish white, darker above; a round black spot 

 on middle of caudal peduncle, another at anterior base of dorsal, and 

 one at anterior base of anal; a broken indistinct dusky line along 

 middle of sides, this line made up of more or less numerous black 

 dots. These markings disappear more or less completely with age. 



Numerous specimens, length IJ to 3 inches. 



