153 

 16. Cyclocheilichthys Bleeker. 



(BLEEKER, Nat. Tijdschr. Ned. Indie XX. 18591860, p. 431). 



Oblong, compressed. Snout conical, prominent. Mouth gene- 

 rally small, subinferior, nearly horizontal, horseshoe-shaped, 



Fig. 63. Cyclocheilichthys eitoplos (Blkr.). X 1 /3- 

 Three scales of lateral line to show the bifid sensory tubes. 



not reaching eye. Upper and lower jaw equal or the upper 

 one overlapping the lower. The upper strongly protractile. Lips 

 more or less swollen, sometimes rugose, continuous as also 



Fig. 64. Side view of head of Cyclocheilichthys repasson (Blkr.) 

 to show the numerous parallel sensory folds of the skin. Nat. size. 



the postlabial groove, which runs parallel with the lips. A pair 

 of rostral and maxillary barbels; the rostral ones or all may 



