. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. FRESH-WATER FISHES OF SI AM, OR THAILAND 163 CIRRHINUS LINEATUS, new species FiGUEE 25 Description.—Depth in standard length; depth of caudal peduncle in its length and in depth of body; head , its width in its depth and in its length; snout 3 in head; eye in head, in snout, and in interorbital space; snout and top of head with numerous minute pores and low papillae; width of mouth somewhat greater than diameter of eye, lips thin and entire; a pair of maxillary barbels length of eye concealed in postl
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. FRESH-WATER FISHES OF SI AM, OR THAILAND 163 CIRRHINUS LINEATUS, new species FiGUEE 25 Description.—Depth in standard length; depth of caudal peduncle in its length and in depth of body; head , its width in its depth and in its length; snout 3 in head; eye in head, in snout, and in interorbital space; snout and top of head with numerous minute pores and low papillae; width of mouth somewhat greater than diameter of eye, lips thin and entire; a pair of maxillary barbels length of eye concealed in postlabial groove. Squamation: Scales (tube-bearing) in lateral line 33, in transverse series to base of ventral, in predorsal region 10, surrounding caudal peduncle 20; ventral axillary scale in length of fin. Fins: Origin of dorsal fin far in advance of ventrals, over ninth scale of lateral line; dorsal rays iii, 8, first branched ray as long as head; caudal fin longer than head, equal to depth of body, deeply forked, lobes pointed; anal rays iii, 5, longest more than head; ventral fins in pectorals, which are slightly shorter than head, pectoral rays i, %^' Figure 25.—Cirrhinus lineatus, new species: Type ( No. 107960). Drawn by- Mrs. Alice C. Mullen. Coloration: Generally silvery white, back and top of head light olive; five narrow, sharply defined blackish longitudinal stripes on body, three above lateral line most distinct; a dark elliptical spot on caudal peduncle at base of caudal fin; edge of dorsal fin black, dorsal membranes medianly blackish in their posterior half; caudal fin dusky green; other fins pale greenish. Type and paratype.—The type ( No, 107960), a specimen cm. long, was taken in Lam Ton Lang, a tributary of the Menam Sak, Central Thailand, July 19, 1925. No. 119484 is a para- Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readabi
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