of the Uenus hlocasnis. 551 



oval pale yellow areas, the anterior extending to below the 

 adipose tin, the posterior commencing near end of that tin ; 

 larger palo areas below lateral line are confluent below ; fins 

 witli blackish basal and intramar<:inal bands. 



Two specimens,. 145 and 150 mm. in total length, from 

 Merabeh, Noith Borneo, collected by Mr. A. Everett. 



Liocassi's Jorue, sp. n. 



De})th of body 4* in the length, length of head S^. 

 Breadtli of head 1| in its length, diameter of eye 8, inter- 

 orbital width 5. Head covered with smooth skin. Snout 

 moderately broad, obtusely pointed, ^ the length of head, 

 projecting beyond the mouth ; nasal barbel a little nearer to 

 eye than to tip of snout, when laid back not quite reaching 

 the eye; maxillary barbel extending to below the eye; occi- 

 pitid process three times as long as broad, separated by an 

 interspace a little less than its own length from tiie basal 

 shield of the dorsal spine ; clavicular process extending to 

 the middle of the pectoral spine. Vomerine teeth in a curved 

 uninterrupted band, with a pointed median posterior projec- 

 tion, extending back nearly as far as the lateral horns. 

 Dorsal I 7 ; spine very feebly serrated behind, nearly ^ the 

 length of head. Adipose fin 1| as long as tlie base of the 

 dorsal and equal to its distance from the latter. Anal 1-1. 

 Pectoral spine a little more than ^ the length of head ; inner 

 edge strongly serrated. Pelvics not quite reaching the origin 

 of anal. Caudal forked. Caudal peduncle 2^ as long as 

 deep. Brownish, with two oblong pale areas, which may be 

 conHuent, on each side of the jjosterior part of the body above 

 the hiteial line ; similar pale areas below the lateral line, con- 

 fluent and meeting in the mid-ventral line ; fins with blackish 

 basal and intramarginal bands. 



A single specimen, 190 mm. in total length, from Borneo, 

 presented in 1868 by the Marquis G. Doria. 



Liocassis brevi'ceps, sp. n. 



Depth of body 4|-5^ in the length, length of head 4?— 4:*. 

 lltad nearly as broad as long. Diameter of eye 4^-5 in the 

 length of head. Snout broad, obtuse, ^ the length of head, 

 scarcely projecting beyond the mouth ; nasal barbel a little 

 nearer to eye than to tip of snout, when laid back extending 

 to the operculum ; the maxillary barbel extending to the 

 middle of pectoral ; upper surface of head, behind the orbits, 

 naked, rugose, this bony area with stiaight transverse ante- 

 rior edge; occipital i)rocess as long as broad, meeting the 



