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than six hranched rays. Dorsal Jin behind ventrals. Abdomen 

 compressed. Lateral line running along tlie median line of the 

 tail. Mouth without barbels. Pharyngeal teeth in a triple 

 series. 



One genus and species only, Bohteichthys microlepis, frona 

 Borneo and Sumatra. 



IV. Leptobaebina. — Anal fin very short, luith not more 

 than six hranched rays. Dorsal fin opposite to ventrals. Ab- 

 domen not compressed. Lateral line running in the lower half 

 of the tail. Barbels present, not more than four in number. 

 Pharyngeal teeth in a, triple series. 



One genus and species only, Zeptobarbus hocvenii, from 

 Borneo and Sumatra. 



V. Easboeina. — Anal fin very short, with not more than 

 six branched rays. Dorsal fin inserted behind the origin of the 

 ventrals. Abdomen not compressed. Lateral line running along 

 the lower half of the tail, if complete. Mouth sometimes with 

 barbels, -which are never more than four in number. Pharyngeal 

 teeth in a triple or single series. Air-bladder present, ivithout 

 osseous covering. 



Rasbora. — Scales large, or of moderate size, there being 

 generally four and a half longitudinal series of scales between 

 the origin of the dorsal iin and the lateral line, and one between 

 the lateral line and the ventral. Lateral line curved downwards. 

 Dorsal fin with seven or eiglit branched rays, not extending to 

 above the anal, wliich is seven-rayed. Mouth of moderate 

 width, extending to the front margin of the orbit, with the lower 

 jaw slightly prominent, and provided with three prominences in 

 front, fitting into grooves of the upper jaw ; barbels none, in one 

 species two. Gill-rakers short, lanceolate. Pseudobranchiee. 

 Pharyngeal teeth in three series, uncinate. ' 



Thirteen species of small size from the East Indian Con- 

 tinent and Archipelago, and from rivers on the east coast of 

 Africa. 



