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Nom. in dig. : Kepiat (Djambi); Tjipo (Palembang). 

 Habitat: Sumatra (Palembang !, Djambi!, Indragiri); Java 

 (Ngawi) ; Borneo (river Kapuas ; river Mahakam, Kota Bangun !). 



28. Puntius nini n. sp. 



D. 4.8; A. 3.6; P. 1.17; V. 1.9; L. 1. 36 + i or 2 on caudal; 



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 L. tr. i . 



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Strongly compressed, oblong, very elevated. Dorsal profile 

 ascending nearly in a straight line from nape to dorsal, head 

 above eyes convex/Height 2, 2.6 in length with caudal. Head 

 3.5, about 4.5 in length with caudal. Eye large, 3.1 3.3 in 

 head, situated for its greater part in the anterior half of the 



Fig. 75. Puntius nini n. sp. X Va- 



head, rather near to the upper profile, surrounded by a gela- 

 tinous membrane, somewhat longer than snout, but shorter 

 than somewhat convex interorbital space. Snout bluntly rounded, 

 mouth somewhat inferior. No barbels. Origin of dorsal oppo- 

 site to io th or nth scale of lateral line, slightly behind origin 

 of ventrals, nearly opposite to the middle of a line connecting 

 end of snout and base of caudal and separated by about 13 

 scales from occiput. Base of dorsal in a scaly sheath. Dorsal 

 deeply emarginate, the fourth osseous spine strong, strongly 

 denticulated behind, with its flexible part much longer than 

 head. Base of anal in a scaly sheath. Anal deeply concave, 



