Abstract
Batasio tengana is redescribed on the basis of fresh material and a neotype designated. Two new species are described: Batasio fasciolatus n. sp. is described from material previously identified as B. tengana from the Brahmaputra River drainage and can be distinguished from congeners in having a combination of five to six vertical dark brown bars on a light brown body, dorsal-spine length 13.6-16.8% standard length (LS), pectoral-spine length 12.7-14.3% LS, and eye diameter 16.5-18.8% head length (LH). Batasio spilurus n. sp. is described from the Brahmaputra River drainage in Assam and can be distinguished from congeners in having a short adipose-fin base (12.6-12.8 v. 14.5-33.3% LS) and more slender caudal peduncle (5.7-6.2 v. 6.7-11.8% LS).
Look who's mentioned in the acknowledgments.
...and to J. Dignall and A. Vuorela for assistance in the field...
