142 



Rather compressed, the breadth of the body going about 

 1.75 in its height. Height 5 and 6 in length with caudal. Head 

 2 3.3, 3.54 in length with caudal. Eye 3.5 5.5 in head, 

 1.75 in flat interorbital space. Triangular part of upper jaw 

 as long as broad. Teeth pointed, somewhat curved backwards, 

 especially those at the symphysis of the upper jaw. Band of 

 teeth in the upper jaw broader than that of lower jaw. Origin 

 of dorsal above 6* h a nal ray. Dorsal rounded, shorter than 

 anal, which is subtruncate. Pectorals about equal to head 

 without snout, ventrals longer than half length of pectorals, 

 their base midway between caudal and middle or hindborder 

 of eye. Caudal rounded. Colour of preserved specimens yellowish 

 with a fine dark longitudinal line. Pectorals and ventrals tipped 

 with black. Dorsal with a black blotch at the base of its 

 hindborder and some dark patches along the frontborder. Ante- 

 rior and posterior border of anal blackish as well as upper, 

 lower and hindborder of caudal, which last fin has moreover 

 indications of crossbands. Length 84 mm. 



Habitat: Celebes (Lake Posso !, rivulet at Lappa Kanru !). 



2. Nomorhamphus hageni (Popta). 



Hemiramphus hageni Popta, Notes Leyden Museum XXXIV. 1912, p. 190. 



D. 12 13; A. 15; L.I. 64; L.tr. 24. 



Compressed, the breadth of the body going 2 2 2 / 3 in its 

 height. Height 4-55- Head 3Y 7 3 4 / 7 - Eye 5.56, 1.82 in 

 postorbital part of head and i' 2 / 3 in interorbital space. Trian- 

 gular part of upper jaw i ! / 4 times as long as broad. Teeth 

 small. Origin of dorsal above fourth anal ray. Origin of ventrals 

 midway between hindborder of eye and base of caudal. In 

 all known specimens the fins are broken off at their base, so 

 that nothing can be said of their length or height. Colour of 

 alcohol specimens olive brown above, yellowish below. A 

 black blotch on the shoulder. Length 94 mm. [Types seen by us]. 



Habitat: South east Celebes (Penango ! and Rumbia-valley !). 



Fresh water. 



3. Hemirhamphodon Bleeker. 



(BLEEKER, Ned. Tijdschr. Dierk. III. 1866, p. 140). 



Elongate, compressed. Mandibles prolonged into a long beak, 

 which is provided with small, pointed teeth. Lower jaw pro- 



