? HemiramT3hus striga (not VALENCIENNES) BLYTH, 
Journ. Asiatic Soc. Bengal, vol. 27, p. 288, 
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Upper jaw long as broad, 7^ in lower jaw before 
snout tip. 
D. 11 or 12, rays of uniform equal height, 
none modified; A. 9 in male,, form 2 lobes with third 
ray longest in first lobe and first ray’longest in 
p 
second lobe or only slightly thickened; pectoral rays , 
10 or 11; ventral rays 6. Male with large anal papilla, 
small in female. 
Clear yellowish, with very little dark pigment, 
which along back. Beak dark brown. Silvery lateral 
band width ^ to 1/3 least depth of caudal peduncle, 
sharp below dorsal. Dorsal sparsely pigmented along 
rays. Also smaller but more contrasted dark dots at 
middle of caudal rays. Caudal, anal and paired fins 
colorless. Length 110 mm. (Mohr.) 
Malay Peninsula. 
