146 



Differs from specimens of H. macrolepidota (C.V.) of equal 

 size only by the colour and by having the dorsal spine more 

 strongly denticulated. 



Nomen indig. : Sebaro Lalas (Djambi). 



Habitat: Sumatra (Palembang, Djambi!); Borneo (Ponti- 

 anak). 



3. Kampala bimaculata (Popta). 



Barbus hampal C.V. var. bimaculata Popta, Notes Ley den Mus. XXV. 1904 1905, 

 p. 173. Ibid. XXVII. 1906, p. 147. 



il 



D. 3.8; A. 3.5; P. 1.14 16; V. 2.7 8;L. 1. 25 27; L. tr._i_. 



4? 



Elongate, profile of back slightly elevated and arched, that 

 of head slowly descending with a shallow concavity behind 

 eyes. Height 3.5 4.1 in length without caudal, 4.5 5.4 in 

 length with caudal. Head 3 3.6 in length without caudal, 

 3.0, 4.6 in length with caudal. Eye 3.8 4.9 in length of head, 

 I>2 1.6 in snout, i.i 1.3 in interorbital space. Snout pointed. 

 The upper jaw a little longer than the lower one. Cleft of 

 mouth wide, maxillaries extending backwards to the vertical 

 through frontborder of eye. Lips broadened: the upper one 

 anteriorly, the lower laterally. A barbel at corner of mouth, 

 a little longer than eye. Origin of dorsal opposite to 8th O r 

 Qth lateral scale and to origin of ventrals, in the middle of a 

 line connecting end of snout and base of caudal, in the largest 

 specimens a little behind that middle, separated by 10 scales 

 from occiput. Dorsal concave, the third osseous ray feeble, and 

 finely serrated behind, with its flexible part longer than the 

 head without snout. Anal concave, its third spine simple, ! / 4 or 

 ! / 5 shorter than the third dorsal one. Ventrals separated by 

 2*/ 2 3 scales from lateral line, shorter than pectorals, distant 

 from anus, in the larger specimens more distant than in the smaller 

 ones, where they reach nearly anus. Pectorals more than half 

 head, not reaching or reaching ventrals. Caudal deeply forked, 

 shorter than head, as long as head or somewhat longer. Least 

 height of caudal peduncle much less than its length, about 

 2 ! / 2 in head; 12 scales round caudal peduncle, 5 of which above 

 the lateral lines. Most of the scales finely punctuated and with 

 radiating lines. The upper side of the fish is brownish violet, 

 on the sides of the body passing in yellow or yellowish red, 

 the under side is yellow or yellowish red. The anterior margin 



