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D. 3.8; A. 3.5;. P. 1.14; V. 1.8; L.I. 34; L. tr. i. 



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Height 4.8, 6.1 in length with caudal. Head about 4.2, 5.3 

 in length with caudal. Eye about 3.1, 3 / 4 length of snout and 

 about i.i in interorbital space. Four barbels, the rostral ones 

 longer than the maxillary ones, but shorter than the eye. Dorsal 

 emarginate, slightly higher than the body, separated by 9 scales 

 from occiput, its origin opposite to ii*h scale of lateral line. 

 Anal emarginate, much lower than dorsal. Pectorals and ventrals 

 subequal; ventrals not reaching anal, their origin separated 

 by 2 series of scales from lateral line. Pectorals about 6 3 / 4 in 

 total length, slightly shorter than head. Caudal deeply incised, 

 4 l j 5 in length. Least height of caudal peduncle somewhat more 

 than twice in head and nearly 1.7 in its own length; surrounded 

 by 1 6 scales. A brownish band runs along the lateral line and 

 terminates in a black spot on the middle of the base of the 

 caudal fin. A blackish spot between vent and anal. Length 

 of single specimen known 77 mm. [Type of species in the 

 British Museum seen by us]. 



Habitat: Sumatra (Palembang). 



Species of Cyprinoidea doubtful 

 as to their systematic position and habitat. 



Pachystomus gobioformis Kner. 



Pachystomus^} gobioformis Kner, Sitzber. Akad. Wien Bd. LIII. 1 866, p. 548. 



Novara-Exp. Fische I. 18651867, p. 353. 



Barbtis gobioformis Gunther, Cat. Brit. Mus. VII. 1868, p. 129. 



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D. 10; A. 8; P. 1 3; V. 8; L. 1. 3638; L. tr. _i_ (between D. and V.). 



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Height nearly equal to length of head, which goes 4'/ 3 4 ] / 2 

 in total length. Eye 4 1 / 3 - 4'/2> more than one eyediameter 

 from end of snout and i'/ 2 in interorbital space. Snout arched, 

 the somewhat oblique mouthopening not reaching to below 

 nostrils. Lower jaw shorter than the upper one, both with 

 trenchant, thin border. Anterior barbels reaching eye, the pos- 

 terior ones nearly to praeoperculum. Lower lip forming a simple 

 reversed fold. Symphysis with a tubercular prominence. Skin 

 behind jaws folded and papillar as if provided with fine teeth. 



