. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. BARBUS. 33 long as eye. Dorsal IV 8, equally distant from eye and from root of caudal, border concave ; last simple ray strong, bony, not serrated, nearly straight, | (to IJ times) length of head Anal HE 5, not reaching caudal. Pectoral } length of head, not reaching ventral; base of latter Fig. Barhus occidentalis. Type. below anterior rays of dorsal. Caudal peduncle a little longer than deep. Scales longitudinally striated, 27(-28) ||, 2-J- between lateral line and ventra
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. BARBUS. 33 long as eye. Dorsal IV 8, equally distant from eye and from root of caudal, border concave ; last simple ray strong, bony, not serrated, nearly straight, | (to IJ times) length of head Anal HE 5, not reaching caudal. Pectoral } length of head, not reaching ventral; base of latter Fig. Barhus occidentalis. Type. below anterior rays of dorsal. Caudal peduncle a little longer than deep. Scales longitudinally striated, 27(-28) ||, 2-J- between lateral line and ventral, 12 round caudal peduncle. Dark green above, silvery white below; anal and caudal orange, other fins colourless. Total length 80 millim. Ogun River, Lagos ; Upper Niger *. 1. Yg., type. Ogun R. at Aro, near Abeokuta. Major G. E. Bruce (P.). 13. BARBUS LOBOGENYS. Barhus {Laheoharhus) nedgia (non Riipp.), Hilgend. Sitzb. Ges. naturf. Fr. Berl. 1888, p. 78. Barhus Ivhogenys, Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) xvii. 190C, p. 435, and Fish. , Nile, p. 210, pi. xxxvi. fig. 1 (1907). Depth of body equal to or a little greater than length of head, 3J to A\ times in total length. Snout rounded, projecting considerably beyond mouth, 2f to 3 times in length of head ; eye 3| (young) to 5J times in length of head, interorbital width 2^ to 3 times; mouth * Since describing this Barbus from a young specimen, I have received, from Mr. C. H. Firmin, a photograph of a larger fish obtained by him at Jebba, Upper Niger, which evidently pertains to the same species. The few points in which it differs from the type are indicated in 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 British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Boulenger, Albert, 1858-1937. Codicote, Herts. [Eng : Wheldon and Wesley
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