LIST OF FISHES COLLECTED IN THE RIVER AT BUYTEN- 
ZORG, JAVA, BY DR. DOUGLAS HOUGHTON CAMPBELL. 
By David Starr Jordan and Alvin Seale, 
Of Sta7iford University. 
In the summer of 1906, Dr. Douglas Houghton Campbell, professor 
of botany in Stanford University, made a visit to the famous botanic 
garden at Buytenzorg, in Java. While there he obtained a small but 
finely preserved collection of the river fishes, recorded in the present 
paper. A series of specimens is in the United States National 
Museum and in the museum of Stanford University. One species is 
apparently new to science, (rlo.'^fiogohiufi camphelUanus. 
Family MONOPTERID^. 
I. MONOPTERUS ALBUS (Zuieuw). 
Length of head, 10.20 in distance between tip of snout and vent; 
length of tail, 2.50 in distance anterior of vent; eye S in head, midway 
between tip of snout and angle of mouth; teeth small, conical, in 
bands tapering toward angle of mouth; palatine teeth similar to those 
of jaw; tail tapering and narrow; origin of dorsal above vent; color in 
spirits, greenish above, lighter below, some small dark specks on head. 
One specimen, length 12.50 inches. 
Family CLARIID^. 
2. CLARIAS MAGUR (Buchanan-Hamilton). 
Macroptei'onotns magur Buchanan-Hamilton, Fishes, Ganges, pp. 146, 374, 
pi. XXVI, fig. 45. 
Clarias magvr Cuvier and Valenciennes, Poiss., XV, p. 283. — GiInther, Cat., 
V, p. 17. 
Clarias batrachus Bleeker, Atl. Ich., II, p. 103, pi. xcviii, lig. 2; Java (not 
Silurus batrachus Linnaeus, which is Clarias fusnis Lacepede). 
■Head 5 in length to base of caudal; depth 6.50 ; eye 9 in head. D. 64 ; 
A. 52; dorsal fin not attached to caudal; vomerine teeth in united 
band; maxillary barbel extending to posterior third of pectoral or 
beyond. 
Four specimens, length, 2.5 to 8 inches. 
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Family SILURID^. 
3. OMPOK BIMACULATUS (Bloch). 
Silu.nts bimaculatus Block, Ausl. Fisch., VIII, p. 24, pi. ccclxiv (Malabar). 
Ompok sibtroides Lacepede, Poiss., V, p. 50. 
Callichroiis bimaculatus Bleeker, Atl. Ich., p. 84, pi. lxxvii, fig. 3 (Java). — 
Day, Fishes of India, p. 476, pi. ex, figs. 4 and 5. — Gunther, Cat., V, p. 45. 
Head 4.60; depth 4.50; e^^e 5.50 in liead; snout 4; D. 4; A. 62; 
v., 8; bands of fine, sharp-pointed teeth in jaws; vomerine teeth in a 
single small patch on each side; maxillary extending to anterior mar- 
gin of eye, lower jaw projecting; a single maxillary barbel on each 
side, the tip of which extends to near posterior end of pectoral fin; 
origin of dorsal fin directly above origin of ventrals; distance from 
tip of snout to origin of dorsal, 2 in distance from origin of dorsal to 
end of caudal vertebrae. 
Color in spirits, a dull grayish, a round dusky spot on anterior of 
body slightly posterior to origin of lateral line. 
Two specimens, length 7.20-8.20 inches. 
The name Om/pok has priority over CnlUcJirous. 
4. HYPSELOBAGRUS MACRONEMUS (Bleeker). 
Bagrus viacronemHS, singaringan, und hetprnrvs Bleeker, Verh. Bat. Gen., XXT, 
1 Silur., 1846, p. 22 (Java). 
Eypselohagrus macronema Bleeker, Atl. Irli., II, p. 58, pi. lxxiii (Java). 
Head 4.50; depth 4.20; eye 4 in head; snout 2.40; interorbital 3; 
D.; I. 7; A. 11; adipose fin very long, its base 2.14 in length with- 
out caudal; 4 barbels to each side, the maxillary barbels extending to 
origin of anal fin; vomerine teeth united in a single band, similar to 
teeth in jaws; origin of ventrals on a line with origin of adipose dorsal; 
first s])ine of pectorals slightly serrate. 
One specimen, length 8.20 inches. 
5. HEMIBAGRUS PLANICEPS (Kuhl and Van Hasslt). 
Bagrus planireps Cuvier and Valenciennes, Nat. Hist. Poiss., XIV, p. 421 
(Java ) . 
Heviibagrus plankrps Bleeker, Atl. Ich. >Silur., p. 5(i, pi. lxxi (Java). 
Macrones planiccps GiJNTiiER Cat., V, p. 81 (Java and Sumatra). 
Head 4; depth 6.10; eye 6 in head; snout 2.75; interorbital 3 ; D.I, 
8; A., 13; base of adipose fin, 1.50 in head; barbels, 4 on each side, 
maxillary barbels extending to dorsal fin; vomerine teeth in a united 
band; first spine of pectoral serrate; first dorsal spine slightly serrate. 
Color in spirits, grayish, an indistinct dusky spot on sides near 
origin of lateral line. 
Six specimens, length 5 to 9.75 inches. 
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Family COBITID.^. 
6. NEMACHEILUS FASCIATUS (Kuhl and Van Hasselt). 
Nemacheilus fascial us Kuhl and Von Hasselt, Algrm. Konst. Letterb., XI, 1833, 
p. 133. — Bleeker, Atl. Ich., p. 70, pi. cm, fig. 7. — Gunther, Cat., VII, 
p. 349 (Java). 
Cobitis fasciala Cuvier and Valenciennes, Poiss., XVIII, p. 18. 
Head 4.50; depth 5; eye 4.10 in head; snout 2.45; interorbital 
2.45; D. 12; A. 7; barbels 5, the maxillary pair scarcely reachin.o; 
opercle ; origin of dorsal in line with origin of ventrals. 
Color in spirits, body with 15 to 20 vertical yellowish bands; base of 
caudal with dark blotch or band; some specimens with a dusky spot 
on anterior of dorsal. 
Twenty-six specimens, length 1.25 to 2.50 inches. 
7. LEPIDOCEPHALICHTHYS HASSELTII (Cuvier and Valenciennes). 
Cobitis hassdiii Civier and Valenciennes, Poiss., XVIII, p. 5(5. 
Lejndoctjihalichlhys hasseltii Bleeker, Atl. Ich., Ill, p. 13, pi. cm, fig. 2 fBuyten- 
zorg, Java). 
Head 5; depth 5.25; eye 3.50 in head; snout 2.75; D. 8; A. 7; 
caudal truncate; barbels present. 
Color, in s])irits, yellowish, mottled with brownish blotches above; a 
narrow dusky median line on sides; dorsal and caudal with fine dots; 
a dusky line on side of snout. 
Family CYPRINID.E. 
8. CYPRINUS CARPIO (Linnaeus). 
Three specimens of the common carp. A second specimen seems 
to belong to the variety called Cyprinus fqvijnnna by Doctor 
Bleeker.« 
Head 3.20; depth 3; eye 5 in head; snout 2.85; interorbital 2.85; 
D. 20; A. 8; scales 6-34-5. 
Color in spirits, yellowish, darker above. 
9. KAMPALA MACROLEPIDOTA (Kuhl and Van Hasselt). 
Capoeta macrolepidota Cuvier and Valenciennes, Poiss., XVI, p. 280, pi. 
CCCCLXXVII. 
Hampala macrolepidota Bleeker, Atl. Ich., Ill, p. 112, pi. xxxviii, fig. 2 (Java). 
Barbus hampal Gunther, Cat., VII, p. 139. 
Head 3.50; depth 4; eye 4.85 in head; snout 3.30; interorbital 
3.50; scales 4-28-5; D. 12; A. HI, 5. 
oAtl. Ich., Ill, p. 74, pi. cviii, fig. 3. 
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Color in spirits dull yellowish; upper and lower margin of caudal 
black; front margin of dorsal black; a large dusky blotch on sides 
below anterior portion of dorsal. 
Three specimens, length 3 to 7.50 inches. 
This species belongs to the genus or section Hampala, distinguished 
by the form of the mouth, which is larger than usual in Pmitius and 
Capoeta. 
lo. BARBODES RUBRIPINNIS (Kuhl and Van Hasselt). 
Barbus ruhrijpinnis ( KuHLand Van Hasselt), Cuvier and Valenciennes, Poiss., 
XVI, p. 149.— GtiNTHER, Cat., VII, p. 116. 
Puntivs rubripinnis Bleeker, Atl. Ich., Ill, pi. cxxxiv, fig. 3. 
Head 4.20; depth 2.60; eye 4.50 in head; snout 3.40; interor- 
bital 2.10; D. 11; A. 9; third dorsal ray strong and serrate 
behind; scales 5-32-5; barbels 4; the upper pair one-half length of 
lower; lips smooth. 
Color in spirits, yellowish, slightly darker above; an indistinct 
dusky blotch on caudal peduncle. 
Two specimens, lengtliP3.25 to 7 inches. 
Barhodes is distinguished from Puntius (SystO'/nus) by the presence 
of four barbels. 
II. BARBODES OBTUSIROSTRIS (Van Hasselt). 
Barbus obtusirosiris (Van Hasselt) Cuvier and Valenciennes, Nat. Hist. Poiss., 
XVI, p. 167 (Java).— Gunther, Cat., VII, p. 121 (Java). 
Puntius obtusimstris Bleeker, Atl. Ich., IV, p. 106, pi. cxxxiii, fig. 1. 
Head 4.10; depth 2.60; eye 3.25 in head; snout 3.30; inter- 
orbital 2.75; D. 11; A. 12; scales 5-26-3; origin of dorsal on a 
line with origin of ventral; third dorsal ray strong and denticulate. 
Color in spirits, yellowish, slightly darker above tip of dorsal and 
margin of caudal dusky. 
Four specimens, length 4.25 to 5 inches. 
12. BARBODES BINOTATUS (Kuhl). 
Barbus binotatus and B. maculatus Cuvier and Valenciennes, Poiss., XVI, pp. 
168-195 (Java). 
Barbus maculatus Gunther, Cat., VII, p. 123. 
Barbus microps GUnther, Cat. VII, p. 124 (Java). 
Head 3.10; depth 3.10; eye3inhead; snout4; D. 11; A. 8; scales 
5-22-3; barbels 4; origin of dorsal over origin of ventrals. 
Color in spirits, yellowish white, darker above; a round black spot 
on middle of caudal peduncle, another at anterior base of dorsal, and 
one at anterior base of anal; a broken indistinct dusky line along 
middle of sides, this line made up of more or less numerous black 
dots. These markings disappear more or less completely with age. 
Numerous specimens, length IJ to 3 inches. 
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There seems to be no important reason for separating the Java 
species, Barhodes micro ps (Giinther), from the common East Indian 
species of this type, for wliich the oldest name seems to be binotatus. 
13. ANEMATICHTHYS APOGON (Kuhl). 
Barhus apogon Cuvier and Valenciennes, Poiss., XVI, p. I'.92 (Java). — Gi'iN- 
THER, Cat., VII, p. 150 (Java). 
Cyclocheilichthys apogon 'BhF.EK'E'R, Atl. Ich., Ill, pi. cxxxi, fig. 3 (Java). 
Head 3.50; depth 2.S0; eye 3.30 hi head; snout 3.30; interor- 
bital 3; D. 12; A. 8; scales 34; origm of dorsal behind origin of ven- 
trals; osseous dorsal ray serrate, its length about equal to head; no 
barbels. 
Color in spirits, yellowish, indistinct dusky streaks on back and 
indistinct dusky blotch on caudal peduncle-. 
Numerous specimens, length 1-5 inches. 
Anematichthys differs from Cydocheilichthys in having no barbels. 
14. OSTEOCHILUS HASSELTII (Cuvier and Valenciennes). 
Rohira hasseltii Cuvier and Valenciennes, Poiss., XVI, p. 274. — Bleeker, Atl. 
Ich., Ill, p. 66, pi. cxv, fig. 1 (Java). 
Osteochilus hasseltii GDnther, Cat., VII, p. 41 (Java). 
Head 4.25; depth 3; eye 4 in head; snout 2.75; interorbital 2; D. 
17; A. Ill, 5; scales 6-35-5; barbels 4; lips fringed. 
Color in spirits, yellowish, a dusky line along each row of scales, a 
round dusky spot on caudal peduncle. 
Two specimens, length 3.75-5.50 inches. 
Fig. 1.— Rasbora lateristriata. 
15. RASBORA LATERISTRIATA (Van Hasselt). 
Leuciscus later istrial as Van Hasselt, Konst. Allg. Letterb., 1823, II, p. 132. 
Rasbora lateristriata Bleeker, Atlas Cyprin., p. 121, pi. xvii, fig.2 (Java and 
Sumatra).— GtJNTHER, Cat., VII, p. 195. 
Head 4.50 in length to base of caudal; depth 3.75; e^^e 3.30 in head; 
snout 3.50; interorbital 2.40; D. 9; A. 7; scales 5-30-2; lateral hne 
low; mouth oblique, the maxillary scarcely extending to eye; no bar- 
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bels; gill rakers short, less than 10 on lower hmb; origin of dorsal 
behind ventrals, slightly nearer tip of snout than base of caudal; 
longest dorsal ray 2.50 in distance from tip of snout to origin of dorsal; 
origin of anal nearer to origin of ventral than base of caudal ; base of 
anal 2.50 in head; ventrals midway between posterior margin of oper- 
cles and origin of anal, their length 1.30 in head; pectorals about equal 
to length of head; caudal emarginate, slightly longer than head. 
Color in spirits, yellowish white, a brown stripe on middle of sides, 
broad and distinct on posterior half of body and fading out anteriorly, 
scarcely showing on anterior third of body; fhis uniform. None of 
our specimens show any trace of a dark spot above the vent. This 
is probably to be seen on adults only. Nineteen specimens, length 
1.25 to 3.75 inches. 
Family PCECILIID^. 
i6. APLOCHEILUS PANCHAX (Buchanan-Hamilton). 
Esox panchax Buchanan-Hamilton, Fishes, Ganges, pp. 211, 380, pi. iii, fig. 69. 
Panchax buchanani Cuvier and Valenciennes, Poiss; XVIII, p. 283. — Bleeker, 
Atl. Ich., Ill, p. 141, pi. XLiii, fig. 3 (Buytenzorg, Java). 
Haplochilus panchax Gunther, Cat., VI, p. 311. 
Head 3.10; depth 4; eye 3.10 in head; snout 2.50; interorbital 
2; D. 7; A. 14; scales 24; fine teeth in jaws; snout flat and some- 
what spatulate. 
Color in spirits, yellowish brown, a large distinct black ocellus on 
base of dorsal, caudal rounded. 
Numerous specimens, length 1-1.40 inches. 
Family EXOCCETIDyE. 
17. DERMATOGENYS FLUVIATILIS (Bleeker). 
Eemirhamphus fluviatilis Bleeker, Nat. Tydschr. Ned. Ind., 1, p. 95. — Gun- 
ther, Cat., VI, p. 275. 
Head 4; depth 7.50; eye 4 in head; snout 2.50; its length 
greater than width, length of the projecting under jaw from tip of 
upper 1.75 in head; D. 9; A. 14; origin of dorsal over 5th ray of 
anal. 
Ten specimens, very young, length 1 to 2 inches. 
Family OPHICEPHALID^. 
18. OPHICEPHALUS STRIATUS Bloch. 
Ophicephaliis striatus Bloch, Ichth., p. 359.— Bleeker, All. Ich., IX, pi. 
cccxcix, fig. 1.— GiJNTHER, Cat., Ill, p. 474 (Java). 
Head 3.10; depth 5.75; eye 8 in head; snout 5.50; interorbital 
4; D. 42; A. 27; scales 5-57-8. 
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Color in spirits whitish below, brownish gray above; a dusky 
stripe back from angle of month; vertical fins with more or less dis- 
tinct oblique stripes. 
Three specimens, length, 5 to S.2o inches. 
ig. OPHICEPHALUS GACHNA (Buchanan-Hamilton). 
Ophiccphalus gachna Buchanan-Hamilton, Fishes Ganges, p. G8, ]>1. xxi, lig. 
21. — GiJNTHER, Cat., Ill, p. 471. 
Head 4; depth 6; eye 7.50 in head; snout 5; interorbital 3.20; 
D. 33; A. 22; scales 5-43-6. 
Color in spirits, brownish, indications of darker bands over back; 
vertical fins margined with white; pectorals with dusky stripes. 
Six specimens, length 2.25 to 6 inches. 
Family ANABANTID^. 
20. ANABAS SCANDENS (Daldorff). 
Pcrca scandens Daldorff, Trans. Linn. Soc, III, p. (j2. 
Anabas scandens GiJNTHER, Cat., Ill, p. 375. — Day, Fishes of India, p. 370, pi. 
LCVIH, fig. 3. 
Head 3; depth 3; eye 4.10 in head; snout 5; D. XVH, S; A. IX, 
9; scales 30. 
Color in spirits, brownish, black at posterior margin of opercle. 
One specimen, length 4.50 inches. 
Family OSPHROMENTD^. 
21. OSPHROMENUS STRIATUS (Bleeker). 
Trichopus slnatns Bleeker, Batav. Gen., X>^111, p. 11. 
Osphrovienns sirialus Guntiieh, Cat., Ill, p. 380. 
Head 2.50; depth 3; eye 3.30 in head; snout 3; D. 111,6; A. VII, 
25; scales 28; outer rays of ventrals greatly prolonged. 
Body with four longitudinal dusk}^ bands; in some specimens the 
two median bands are more distinct than in others, the bands broad- 
ening into a dusky blotch at u])])er part of opercles, a dusky spot on 
caudal peduncle. 
Fifty-seven specimens, length 1 to 2 inches. 
22. OSPHROMENUS TRICHOPTERUS (Pallas), 
Labrus trichopLerus Pallas, Spicilegia, VIII, p. 45. 
Osphromenus trichopterus GOnther, Cat., Ill, p. 384 (Java). 
Head 3.50; depth 2.60; eye 3.50 in head; snout 4; interorbital 
2.75; D. VII, 6; A. XI, 36; scales 40; ventrals consisting of two long 
filaments which extend to caudal fin. 
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Color in spirits, yellowish brown, a black spot on middle of sides, 
another on sides of caudal peduncle; caudal anal soft; anal with 
white spots. 
Ten specnnens, length 1.50 to 8.25 iiiches. This is the variety called 
Icoelreuten by Cuvier and Valenciennes." 
Family GOBTIDTE. 
23. GLOSSOGOBIUS TAMBUJON (Bleeker). 
Gobius tambujon Bleeker, Banten, p. 319 (Java). 
Gobius tambujon Gunther, Cat., Ill, p. 32. 
Head -3.30; depth 4.75; eye 3 in head; snout 4; D. VI-7; A. 7; 
scales 24; head naked; maxillary extending to a line with anterior 
part of eye; tongue emarginate; width of head greater than its depth; 
depth of head 1.50 in its length; interorbital space equal to width of 
pupil; teeth minute. 
Color whitish, with five indistinct dusky bands over back — equal in 
width to the interspaces, five dusky blotches on sides alternating with 
the bars of back, dusky lines radiating from eye. 
Forty. one specimens, length 1-1.50 inches. 
"«'«iai£2^.jjl»^ 
Fir,. 2.— GLOSSOGOBIUS campbelli.vnus 
24. GLOSSOGOBIUS CAMPBELLIANUS (Jordan and Seale, new species). 
Head 3 in length to base of caudal; depth 5; eye 4 in head; D. VI- 
6; A. 7; scales 23; tongue notched; cheeks tumid; maxillarj' about 
2 in head, extending to posterior margin of eye; interorbital narrow; 
head naked, its width 1.20 in its length, its depth 2; mouth wide, 
oblique, lower jaw slightly projecting; lips narrow; snout blunt, its 
length 4.20 in head; isthmus very narrow, teeth small, sharp-pointed, 
no canines ; the gill openings wide ; 2 longitudinal rows of small warts 
on cheeks, about 3 vertical rows on opercles; top of head smooth and 
oNat. His. Poiss., pi. cxcix. 
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flat; origin of dorsal slightly posterior to axis of ventral; second dor- 
sal spine long and thread-like, extending to behind second dorsal; 
base of second dorsal 2.50 in head, its longest ray 1 in head; origin 
of anal midway between posterior end of maxillary and base of caudal, 
its longest ray 1.75 in head; tip of ventral scarcely reaching origin of 
anal, its longest ray 1.20 in head; pectoral 1.15 in head, no free rays; 
caudal rounded, its length 1.10 in head. 
Color in spirits, greenish; five dusky bars over back which extend 
obliquel}^ forward on sides, a row of five dusky elongate spots on 
median line; three or four short dusky lines radiate from eye; caudal 
with about six dusky vertical lines, other fins washed with dusky. 
Two specimens, length 1.10 to 1.50 inches. 
The type is No. 61051 U.S. N.M. Cotype is No. 20160 Stanford 
University, from Buytenzorg, Java, collected by Dr. D. H. Campbell. 
This species seems to belong to Glossogobiu.s, having the large 
mouth, notched tongue, and narrow isthmus of Glossogohius hrunneus 
and G. giuris. The scales are, however, nuich larger than in the 
latter species, and the soft dorsal and anal shorter. Gobius melanurus 
Bleeker, scantily described by Bleeker, agrees with this species in 
scales and fin rays. The color is dift'erent, however, and the mouth 
is not described.