I/I 



barbels, the rostral ones or all barbels may be wanting. Dorsal 

 with 7 9 branched rays, with a scaly sheath at its base; its 

 origin is opposite to that of ventrals or slightly behind it or 

 before it. Last simple ray of dorsal generally enlarged, ossified 

 and serrated. Anal with 5 7 branched rays, its simple rays 

 generally ossified. Scales large or moderate, smooth or with 

 longitudinal radiating lines of different character. Lateral line 

 complete or incomplete, running in or nearly in the middle 

 of the tail, with 17 38 scales. Sensory tubes undivided. No 

 sensory folds on head. Gillmembranes united to isthmus, 

 opposite to hindborder of eye or praeoperculum. Pharyngeal 

 teeth 5 or 4. 4 or 3. 3,2 or I 3, 2 or I. 4 or 3. 5 or 4. 



Distribution: Indo-australian Archipelago (from Sumatra 

 to Borneo and Lombok). Philippines. Temperate and tropical 

 parts of Asia and Africa. 



Artificial key to the indo-au strait an species 

 of Puntius. 



I. Linea lateralis incomplete, no rostral barbels. 



a. Linea lateralis with 17 (19) scales. Caudal peduncle 



surrounded by 8 scales P. oligolepis p. 173. 



b. Linea lateralis with 23 scales. Caudal peduncle sur- 

 rounded by 12 scales P. sumatranus p. 191. 



II. Linea lateralis complete. 



a. Last simple dorsal ray not ossified P. aphya p. 175. 



b. Last simple dorsal ray osseous. 



1. Osseous dorsal ray smooth P. brevis p. 176. 



2. Osseous dorsal ray denticulated behind. 



A. Four barbels. Anal spines rather weak. 



1.8 9 scales between L.I. and dorsal 5 L.I. 35 36. 

 a. 9 scales between L. 1. and dorsal. Origin of dorsal 

 opposite to 1 3th scale and separated by 16 scales 



from occiput P. belinka p. 177. 



.8 scales between L.I. and dorsal. Origin of dorsal 

 opposite to nth scale and separated by 13 scales 



from occiput P. schwanefeldi p. 178. 



2. 7 or less scales between L. 1. and dorsal. L. 1. by ex- 

 ception 34, generally less. 

 A. 12 scales round caudal peduncle. 



(a). With more or less complete transverse dark bands. 



