109 



Puntius (Barbodes) obtusirostris Bleeker, Atl. Ichth. III. 1863, p. 106. 



Barb^^s obtusirostris Giinther, Cat. Brit. Mus. VII. 1868, p. .121. 



Barbodes obtusirostris Jordan & Scale, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. XXXIII. 1908, p. 538. 



D. 4.8; A. 3.89 (10); P. i. 1415; V. 1.8; L. 1. 2629; 



S_ 

 L. tr. j_. 



4l 

 Compressed, oblong, dorsal profile ascending and slightly 



convex. Height 2.7 3, 3.7 4 in length with caudal. Head 

 4.1 4.2, 5.6 5.7 in length with caudal. Eye about 2 t / 2 3, equal 

 to convex interorbital space, but longer than snout, which is very 

 blunt and slightly prominent. Snout and upper part of head 

 provided with pores, diminishing in size backwards. Posterior 

 barbels at corner of mouth shorter than eye, but much longer 

 than the very slender rostral ones. Origin of dorsal opposite to 

 9th or io th scale of lateral line, somewhat before the middle of 

 a line connecting end of snout and root of caudal and opposite 

 to origin of ventrals or slightly behind it, separated by 9 10 

 scales from occiput. Dorsal slightly emarginate, fourth spine 

 with its flexible portion not much longer than head, rather strong, 

 strongly serrated behind. Anal truncate, its height about equal 

 to head without snout or somewhat shorter, both dorsal and anal 

 with a scaly sheath at their base. Ventrals subequal to pec- 

 torals, their hindborder square, not reaching anal, separated 

 by 3 scales from lateral line. Axillary scale of ventrals much 

 developed. Pectorals nearly equal to head. Caudal deeply forked, 

 the lobes pointed, much longer than head. Least height of 

 caudal peduncle about i 3 / 4 in head, about 1.4 in length of 

 caudal peduncle, surrounded by 14 scales. 10 short triangular 

 gillrakers on first branchial arch. Silvery, upper surface brownish, 

 base of scales with a semilunar dark transverse band. Margin 

 of dorsal and caudal blackish. Length 200 mm. 



Nomen indig. : Lawak, Lalawak (Malay. Batavia), Wader 

 etjo (Javan.), Genggehek (Sundan.), Kapyah (Lampong). 



Habitat: Sumatra (Pangabuang, Pajakombo, Trussan, 

 Priaman, Lahat, Indragiri, river Selapian, Upper Langkat, 

 Djambi!, Deli!); Java (Batavia, Lebak, Rankas betong, Sadjira, 

 Tjikaniki, Tjampea, Buitenzorg!, Tjandjur, Tjipanas, Garut!, 

 Lelles, Parongkalong, Lake Wanajasa near Purwakarta!, river 

 Guwa in Djocja!, Surakarta, Ngawi, Pasuruan, Grati, Ngantang, 

 Lesti, river Mandiku in Djember!); Borneo (Sarawak). 

 Malacca. 



