. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. in CYPEINID^E. caudal. Pectoral nearly as long as head, or at least f its length, narrowly separated from or nearly reaching ventral. First ray of ventral anterior to origin of dorsal. Caudal peduncle If to If times as long as deep. Scales radiately striated, 46-50 gm^s, 4-5 between lateral line and ventral, 20-22 round caudal peduncle. Brownish or olive above, whitish beneath. Total length 210 millim. Prof. J. Rein & Dr. 0. von Fritsch (0.)


. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. in CYPEINID^E. caudal. Pectoral nearly as long as head, or at least f its length, narrowly separated from or nearly reaching ventral. First ray of ventral anterior to origin of dorsal. Caudal peduncle If to If times as long as deep. Scales radiately striated, 46-50 gm^s, 4-5 between lateral line and ventral, 20-22 round caudal peduncle. Brownish or olive above, whitish beneath. Total length 210 millim. Prof. J. Rein & Dr. 0. von Fritsch (0.). Dr. E. Harterfc (P.). Mr. F. W. Riggenbach (C). E. G. B. Meade-Waldo, Esq. (P.). 101. BARBUS SERRA. Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1864, p. 394 ; Giinth. Cat. Fish. vii. p. 94 (1868). Depth of body 4J to 5J times in total length, length of head 3^ to 3J times. Snout rounded, ^ length of head ; eye 4i to 5 times in length Pig. 91. Morocco. 1-2. Hgr. & yg-> Morocco. types, 3. Ad. Oum Erbiali, near Mazagan. 4. Hor. )5 !> 5. Hgr. R. Talmist. 6-7. Hor. Trigadir-el-hor,. <«3 terra. Olifauts River. of head, interorbital width 3^ times ; mouth terminal, its width 4 times in length of head; lips moderate, interrupted on the chin; barbela two on each side, equal, as long as eye. Dorsal IV 8, equally distant from gill-opening and from root of caudal, border slightly concave ; last simple ray very strong, bony, strongly serrated, serrated portion f length of head. Anal III 5, not reaching caudal. Pectoral § length of head,. 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, George Albert, 1858-1937. London : Printed by order of the Trustees : Sold by Longmans & Co. , B. Quaritch, Dulau & Co. , and at the British Museum (Natural History)


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