152 

 5. Labeobarbus tambra (C.V.). Fig. 61, Fig. 62, p. 147]. 



Barbus tambra Cuvier & Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poissons XVI. 1842, p. 190. 

 Labeobarbus tambra Bleeker, Nat. Tijdschr. Ned. Indie XIII, 1857, p. 476. - 



Ichth. Arch. Ind. Prodr. II. Cyprini, 1860, p. 389. Atl. Ichth. III. 



1863, p. 78. 

 Barbus tambra Gunther, Cat. Brit. Mus. VII. 1868, p. 132. 



0.4.89; A. 3.5(6); P. 1.1416; V. 1.78; L.I. 22 24; 



3i 



L. tr. _i_. 



3* 



Height 3 ! / 3 4, 4 5 ! /s in length with caudal. Head pointed, 

 3.3 4.2, 4.1 5.3 in length with caudal. Eye 5 6.6, i 3 / 4 to 

 more than twice in snout and about twice in slightly convex 

 interorbital space. Maxillary barbels generally somewhat longer 

 than the rostral ones and about equal to length of snout. 

 Snout prominent, mouth inferior, lips thick, continuous, the 

 lower one with a median well developed free lobe, the hind- 

 border of which is convex or truncate, but does not reach the 

 line connecting the corners of the mouth. Origin of dorsal 

 opposite to /th scale of lateral line and slightly before that of 

 ventrals, separated by 8 or 9 scales from occiput, nearer to 

 end of snout than to base of caudal. Dorsal concave, its fourth 

 ossified spine rather feeble, with its flexible portion equal to 

 head without snout, its stiff portion less than half length of 

 head. Anal truncate, its height somewhat more than that of 

 dorsal, depressed reaching base of caudal or not so far. Ventrals 

 separated by 2 scales from lateral line, their length equal to 

 height of anal or somewhat less, distant from anus. Pectorals 

 much longer than height of dorsal, somewhat less than length 

 of head. Caudal deeply forked, its lobes pointed, shorter than 

 head. Least height of caudal peduncle i ! / 2 in its length, more 

 or less than twice in length of head, surrounded by 12 scales. 

 Silvery, fins darkish. Length 650 mm., but is said to reach 

 nearly 1000 mm. 



Nom. in dig. : Tambra (Sundan.) ; Sengkareng (Dj ember); 

 Gegareng (Gaju); Keureuteng (Atjeh). 



Habitat: Sumatra (Benkulen, Solok, Padang, Lake Tawar !); 

 Java (Darma, Garut !, Djember!, Surakarta, Banjubiru); Borneo 

 (River Sedalit, affluent of river Sambakung, North east Bor- 

 neo!). -- Malacca; Penang Island. 



