280 



D'.6 7; D-.I.8 ii; A. I. 13 15; P. i. 14 15; V. I. 5 ; 

 L.l. 32-34; L.tr.7'/ 2 -8. 



Compressed, somewhat elongate. Dorsal and ventral profile 

 evenly convex. Height 2.8 3.9, 3.6 4.8 in length with caudal. 

 Head 3.2 3.4, 4.1 4.3 in length with caudal. Eye about 3, 

 somewhat longer than or equal to snout, equal to or slightly 

 less than interorbital space, which is less than postorbital part 

 of head. Mouth small, oblique, reaching to about half length 

 of snout. Intermaxillaries gently curved, the symphysial part 

 more or less horizontal. Jaws equal in front. Small pointed 

 teeth in both jaws, none on palate. Small teeth on hinderpart 

 of tongue. One row of scales on praeoperculum. Operculum 

 with rather large scales. Dorsal separated by 14 1 6, scales 

 from head (12 in all specimens examined from Lake Towuti). 

 Origin of dorsal more or less behind origin of ventrals. Origin 

 of second dorsal behind that of anal. First ray of first dorsal 

 prolonged into a long filament in males, which reaches to 

 end of second dorsal or even farther. Anal spine short, as 

 long as that of ventrals, scarcely shorter than eye. Pectorals 

 as long as head without snout. Caudal forked. Scales slightly 

 crenulated along their hindmargin. Lateral line only indicated 

 by some of the scales having a pit. Colour of alcohol speci- 

 mens yellowish, browner above, the scales pigmented along 

 their border giving a reticulate appearance to the back. In 

 males there are moreover three more or less distinct brown 

 crossbands, the first behind pectorals, the second between the 

 two dorsals and the third running from hinderpart of. second 

 dorsal to anal. First dorsal blackish, the filamentous part white, 

 second dorsal blackish except a broad white terminal margin, 

 caudal and anal with a black medial crossband. In females 

 these markings are much fainter or almost obsolete. Length 

 92 mm. 



Nom. in dig. : Opudi (Lake Matano). 



Habitat: Celebes (lakes Matano! and Towuti!). 



Fresh water. 



2. Telmatherina bonti n. sp. 



Telmatherina celebensis Max Weber, Bijdragen Dierkunde, Afl. 19, Amsterdam, 

 1913, p. 206 (pro parte). 



D 1 . V VII; DM.8; A.I. II; P. I. 13; V. I. 5 ; L.l. 3 I- 3 2; 



L.tr.6'/,. 



