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is in front as high as the body, and diminishes in height backwards. The 
anal begins scarcely behind the second dorsal and is less high than the 
body. The pectorals are pointed, as long as the head without snout. 
The ventrals are united and are shorter than the pectorals. Their length 
is slightly more than that of the postorbital part of the head. Caudal 
rather pointed, equalling the ventrals in length. 
Colour yellow, reticulated all over with brown. Under the first 
and the second dorsal these reticulations are broader, deep black and 
partly confluent, giving appearance to two transversal irregular dark 
bands on the body. Distal end of tail black, as well as the caudal 
fin, which has three yellow spots, one terminal and the two others. 
dorsally and ventrally. The black of the tail is united by a fine longi- 
tudinal black band with the black under the second dorsal. The two 
dorsal fins are deep black, the first one crossed by two, the second by 
three longitudinal yellow bands. Anal yellow, blackish along its base. 
Pectoral with an irregular black band. Ventrals with a subterminal 
black bar. 
One specimen, 39 mm, from the river Eme, Honitetu, West Ceram 
(fresh water), February 24* 1910. 
Named in honour of Lt. J. Bruynis, commanding officer of the 
military post at Honitetu, who helped us in every possible way. 
Sicyopterus longifilis n. sp. 
DVE BEA BER 6 Nr 
The height of the body is contained 6 times in the total length, 
5 times in the length without caudal. The length of the head is con- 
tained 43/;—5 times in the total length, 33/,—4 times in the length 
without caudal. The eye is nearly situated in the middle of the length 
of the head. Its diameter is 1/;—1}, of the length of the head. The 
eyes are 2 times their diameter apart. The rounded snout is 2 times as 
long as the eye. The maxilla reaches under the front border of the eye. 
Upperlip without median cleft. Teeth in the upper jaw tricuspid. There 
are 8 strong teeth on each side in the lower jaw, besides two canines 
in front. The head is naked, except the occiput. Scales of occiput, neck 
and belly cycloid, the rest ctenoid. There are + 25 scales in front of 
the first dorsal. These scales and those along the shoulder and on the 
belly are smaller than those on the sides of the body and on the tail. 
The two dorsals are very close together. The second till the fifth ray 
of the first dorsal are filamentous, and excessively long, being rather 
more than half the length of the body without caudal. The second dor- 
sal is higher than the body and pointed behind. The anal is like the 
dorsal, but much lower, its height being less than that of the body. 
