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Trichogaster fasciatus Gunther, Cat. Brit. Mus. III. 1859 1861, p. 387. 

 7richogaster fasciatus Day, Fishes of India, 4. 18781888, p. 374. 

 Trichogastcr fasciatus Vinciguerra, Ann. Mus. Civ. Geneva. (2) IX. 1890, p. 187. 

 Trichogaster fasciatus Regan, Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1909, p. 785. 



D. XV XVII. 914 ; A. XV XVIII. 1419; P. 10; V. I ; 

 L.I. 29 31; L.tr. ca. I6 1 /.,. 



Height 2' 2 / 3 3'/ 4 , head 3 3 / 4 4 ! /4 in length with caudal. 

 Diameter of eye 3 ! / 4 3'/ 2 m head, about equal to snout and 

 much shorter than interorbital space. Soft dorsal and anal 

 rounded or somewhat pointed and longer than last spine, both 

 fins scaly at the base only. Caudal notched or truncate. Greenish 

 above, whitish below, numerous orange or bluish bars descend- 

 ing obliquely downwards and backwards from back to anal; a 

 green spot on gillcover; vertical fins spotted, anal edged with red. 

 Length 125 mm. [No specimens from our faunal region seen by us]. 



Habitat: Singapore (British Museum, see note). North- 

 ern India, Assam and Upper Burma. 



In rivers and estuaries. 



Note. About the specimen from Singapore in the British 

 Museum Mr. J. R. NORMAN was so kind to inform us, that 

 it was from an aquarium and that it was supposed to come 

 from Singapore but may have been imported. Under these 

 circumstances the locality cannot be trusted. 



2. Trichogaster lalius (Ham. Buch.) 



Trichopodus lalius Hamilton Buchanan, Fishes Ganges 1822, p. 120 & 372. 

 Colisa lalius Cuvier & Valenciennes, Hist. nat. Poissons VII. 1831, p. 366. 

 Colisa unicolor Cuvier & Valenciennes, ibid. p. 368. 

 Trichogaster unicolor Gunther, Cat. Brit. Mus. III. 1861, p. 388. 

 Trichogaster lalius Day, Fish. India 4, 1878 1888, p. 375. 

 Trichogastcr lalius Regan, Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1909, p. 786. 



D. XV XVII. 7 10; A. XVII XVIII. 1317; P. IO; V. I; 

 Sq. lat. 27 28 ; L.tr. ca. 15. 



Height 2 ! / 3 to 2 3 / 4 , head 3 ! / 3 to 3'/ 2 in length with caudal. 

 Diameter of eye 3 ! / 4 to 3'/ 2 in head, shorter than snout. Soft 

 dorsal, anal and caudal rounded ; anal densely scaly, the scales 

 covering the fin to the tips of the posterior spines. Body 

 scarlet, crossed by somewhat oblique bands of pale blue, fins 

 with scarlet spots or bars, anal with a red margin. Length 

 50 mm. [After DAY and REGAN, not seen by us]. 



