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nearly reaching anus, their origin opposite to I2 tn or 13^1 scale 

 of lateral line and to 3 rd branched ray of dorsal, separated 

 by 3*/ 2 scales from lateral line. Pectorals equal to head. Least 

 height of caudal peduncle about I ! / 2 in length of head and in 

 length of caudal peduncle, surrounded by 12 scales. Caudal 

 forked, much longer than head. Silvery, back brownish, a faint 

 silvery band above lateral line. Length 128 mm. [Type of the 

 species in the zoological Museum of Amsterdam]. 

 Habitat: Sumatra (Fort de Kock!). 



3. Crossochilus cobitis (Blkr.). 



Lobocheilos cobitis Bleeker, Nat. Tijdschr. Ned. Indie V, 1853, p. 523. 

 Crossocheilos (Crossocheilichthys} cobitis Bleeker, Ichth. Arch. Ind. Prodr. II. 



Cyprini, 1860, p. 125. Atl. Ichth. III. 1863, p. 40. 

 Crossochilus cobitis Giinther, Cat. Brit. Mus. VII. 1868, p. 73. 

 Crossochilus cobitis Popta, Notes Leyden Mus. XXVII. 1906, p. 120. 



4^ 



0.3.8; A. 3.5; P. 1.14; V. 1.8; L.I. 32 34; L.tr._f. 



5^ 



Height nearly equal to length of head. Head 4 ! / 4 , 5 ! /2 5 3 /4 

 in length with caudal. Eye 3 or somewhat more, 3 / 4 of the 

 length of the snout and i ! / 4 1'/ 3 in the interorbital space. 

 A pair of rostral and maxillary barbels, the rostral ones the 

 longer, but much smaller than the eye. Dorsal emarginate, about 

 as high as the body, separated by 8 9 scales from occiput. 

 Anal emarginate, much lower than dorsal. Ventrals slightly 

 shorter than pectorals, not reaching anal, their origin separated 

 by 3 scales from lateral line. Pectorals 5 3 / 4 6 in length, not 

 reaching ventrals. Caudal deeply incised, 4 in length, much 

 longer than head. Margaritaceous, dark above. A silvery band 

 runs along the side, in the middle of which sometimes runs a 

 dark streak. A round blackish spot on the end of the lateral 

 line. Length 148 mm. 



N o m. i n d i g. : Lukas (Malay. Batavia) ; Pedang Laran (Bulit). 



Habitat: Sumatra (Padang) ; Java (Batavia, Surabaya); 

 Borneo (river Kapuas: river Bongan, Bulit, river Bo affluent 

 of. river Mahakam). 



4. Crossochilus langei Blkr. 



Crossocheilos (Crossocheilichthvs} Langei Bleeker, Ichth. Arch. Ind. Prodr. II. 



Cyprini, 1860, p. 127. Atl. Ichth. III. 1863, p. 41. 

 Crossochilus langii Gunther, Cat. Brit. Mus. VII. 1868, p. 74. 



