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Show 1869.] FRESHWATER FISHES OF BURMA. 621 the orbit and the base of the caudal, being opposite the interspace between the ventral and anal fins. Pectoral nearly reaches ventral. Caudal forked, lower lobe slightly the longest. Scales strongly lineated. Two and a half rows between the lateral line and the base of the anal fin. Colours. Silvery, shot with purple; two rows of blue spots along the side. Lower caudal lobe orange, with a dark margin along its upper half. Hab. Irrawaddi, from Prome to Mandalay ; very common. Specimens obtained up to 7 inches in length. DANIO STOLICZKAE, sp. nov. B.iii. D.2/7. P. 13. V. 7. A. 2/13. C.19. L.l.33. L.tr.5|/3. Length of head nearly \, of caudal f, height of body from \ to f of the total length. Eyes. Diameter i of length of head, f of a diameter from end of snout. Body moderately compressed. Maxillary barbels reach beyond the base of the pectoral fin; rostral barbels as far as the posterior margin of the orbit. Lower jaw anterior. Cleft of mouth very oblique, extending halfway to below tbe orbit. Fins. Dorsal commences midway between the end of the head and the base of the caudal, and slightly in advance of the anal. Caudal lunate. Scales. A single row along the base of the anal fin. One and a half row between the lateral line and the base of the ventral. Colours. Greenish superiorly; a scarlet band commences from below the base of the dorsal fin, it gradually widens and is continued to the centre of the base of the caudal, it has a black lower edging. Dorsal edged with red. Anal with a yellow stripe along its centre. Hab. Moulmein, in tanks and streams. Upwards of 100 taken, up to 2 inches in length. I have named this species after Dr. Stoliczka, who personally captured the first three which were obtained. DANIO SPINOSUS, sp. nov. B.iii. D.^r3. P. 13. V.7. A.3/17. C.19. L.l. 52. L.tr.15/4. Length of head \, of caudal \, height of body \ of the total length. Eyes. Diameter f of length of head, 1 diameter from end of snout and apart. . " Body strongly compressed; a slight concavity in dorsal profile over the occiput. . Barbels absent. Lower jaw prominent, having a strong hook, whilst there is an emargination to receive it in the upper jaw. In the adult there is rather a sharp spine pointing forwards above the anterior superior margin of the orbit, and a second, broader and not so sharp, before the centre of the anterior orbital margin. In the immature both these spines are equally sharp. |