b. Upper and lower lip continuous by a lateral 

 part of the lower lip ; lips without horny tubercles, 

 but a strong horny tubercle on each side of snout. 



Four barbels Paracrossochilus p. 226. 



c. Lower lip forming an oval, smooth suctorial disc 

 with a free, papillated anterior and posterioi 



margin. Two or 4 barbels Discognathus p. 227. 



2. Lips not connected or by a frenulum only. Lateral 

 part of upper jaw introverted and embracing lateral 

 part of lower jaw. 



a. Snout with a free moveable lateral lobe. A frenu- 

 lum connecting both lips Epalzeorhynchus p. 229. 



b. Snout without a lateral lobe. A frenulum from 



upper lip running only to lower jaw Crossochilus p. 231. 



i. Leptobarbus Bleeker. 



(BLEEKER, Ichth. Arch. Ind. Prodr. II. Cyprini. 1860, p. 432). 



Oblong, elongate, abdomen rounded. Head broad, depressed. 



Fig. 39. Leptobarbus hoeveni (Blkr.). 



Praeorbital about pentagon. Dorsal fin short, with 7 (8) branched 

 rays, its spines weak, 

 without serrations, its 

 origin slightly in ad- 

 vance of that of the 

 ventrals, its base with- 

 out scaly sheath. Anal 

 very short, with not 

 more than 6 branched 

 rays. Scales of moder- 

 ate size, nuchal ones 

 beginning before end of operculum. Lateral line curved down- 



Fig. 40. Leptobarbus hoeveni (Blkr.). 

 Pharyngeal teeth. X I V 2 - 



