17. Puntius sumatranus (Blkr.). 



Capocta tetrazona Bleeker, Nat. Tijdschr. Ned. Indie IX. 1855, p. 262. 

 Systomus (Capoeta) sumatranus Bleeker, Ichth. Arch. Ind. Prodr. II. Cyprini, 



1860, p. 354. 



Puntitis (Capoeta) sumatranus Bleeker, Atl. Ichth. III. 1863, p. 108. 

 Bar bus sumatranus Giinther, Cat. Brit. Mus. VII, 1868, p. 140. 

 Bar bus sumatranus Vaillant, Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. (3) V. 1893, p. 82. 



Differs from the preceding species only in the absence of 

 the rostral barbels, in having only 12 scales round the caudal 

 peduncle and in having only the anterior 8 or 9 scales of the 

 lateral line perforated. The second transverse band is narrower. 

 Length 70 mm. 



Habitat: Sumatra (Lahat, Taluk!, Ringat!, Deli); Borneo 

 (Bengkayang, Mandhor, Danau Sriang, river Kapuas). Siam 

 [British Museum]. 



DUNCKER (Mitth. Naturh. Mus. Hamb. XXI. 1904, p. 180) 

 describes a colour variety from Malacca in which the third 

 transverse band is dorsally bent backwards, and not confluent 

 with a black patch at the base of the dorsal, which is continued 

 on the base of its rays. 



1 8. Puntius elongatus (Scale). 



Bar bus mactilatus Vaillant, Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. (3) V. 1893, p. 79. 



(nee C.V.). 

 Barbus elongatus Scale, Philippine Journ. Sci. V. n. 4, 1910, p. 265. 



4j 



0.3.8; A. 3.5; P. 16; V. 1.8; L.I. 28 29; L. tr.j_. 



3 



Oblong, dorsal profile rather gibbous, that of head straight, 



declivous. Height 3.4 3.6, 4.3 4.4 in length with caudal. 

 Head more or less than 4, more or less than 5 in length with 

 caudal. Eye 4.5 4.8, conspicuously shorter than snout and 

 about twice in flattened interorbital space, situated in the 

 anterior half of the head. Snout convex, slightly prominent, 

 mouth arched, its angles reaching below frontborder of eyes. 

 Four about equal barbels, half as long as head or somewhat 

 longer. Origin of dorsal opposite to 9th scale of lateral line, 

 separated by 9 10 scales from occiput and conspicuously 

 before the middle of a line connecting end of snout and root 

 of caudal. Third dorsal ray weakly ossified, serrated behind ; 

 its total length about ! / 4 shorter than length of head. Dorsal 



