. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. FiGDRB 21.—Puntius Mnotatus (Valenciennes) : Variation; specimens from Malbato River, Busuanga. Scales 22 or 23 in lateral line to caudal base and 2 or 3 more on latter; 4 or 5 above, 3 below, 9 or 10 predorsal, 12 around caudal peduncle. Scales with many as 57 radiating marginal striae, medi- ally reticulated; circuli fine. D. IV, 8,1, first 2 spines short, rudimentary, fourth with hind edges for terminal half of osseous portion minutely serrated, first branched ray li/^ to 1% in head; A. iii, 6, i, first branched ray 1% to 1%; least depth
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. FiGDRB 21.—Puntius Mnotatus (Valenciennes) : Variation; specimens from Malbato River, Busuanga. Scales 22 or 23 in lateral line to caudal base and 2 or 3 more on latter; 4 or 5 above, 3 below, 9 or 10 predorsal, 12 around caudal peduncle. Scales with many as 57 radiating marginal striae, medi- ally reticulated; circuli fine. D. IV, 8,1, first 2 spines short, rudimentary, fourth with hind edges for terminal half of osseous portion minutely serrated, first branched ray li/^ to 1% in head; A. iii, 6, i, first branched ray 1% to 1%; least depth of caudal peduncle 1% to 2; pectoral 1^5 to 1%; ventral 1% to 11/2; caudal 3 to 3% in rest of body, deeply forked, lobes broad and pointed. Generally brown above, under surfaces whitish. Edge of each scale of back and sides darker brown than rest of body. Along mid- dle of side usually 4 variable blackish blotches, usually as 1 behind. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc. ]; for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt Print. Off.
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