. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 168 CYPEINID^. eye. Dorsal III 8, nearer occiput than caudal, border slightly concave; last simple ray not enlarged, not serrated, nearly as long as head. Anal III 5, not reaching caudal. Pectoral a little shorter than head, not reaching ventral; base of latter below anterior rays of dorsal. Caudal peduncle about 1^ times as long as deep. Scales radiately Yis. Barhus callipterus. Type. 3A striated, 23-26 gj, 2-2| between lateral line and ventral, 10-12 round caudal peduncl
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 168 CYPEINID^. eye. Dorsal III 8, nearer occiput than caudal, border slightly concave; last simple ray not enlarged, not serrated, nearly as long as head. Anal III 5, not reaching caudal. Pectoral a little shorter than head, not reaching ventral; base of latter below anterior rays of dorsal. Caudal peduncle about 1^ times as long as deep. Scales radiately Yis. Barhus callipterus. Type. 3A striated, 23-26 gj, 2-2| between lateral line and ventral, 10-12 round caudal peduncle. Yellow, brownish on the back, the dorsal and lateral scales dark brown at the base ; dorsal orange in its basal half, white in its distal half, with a large deep black spot between the last simple ray and the third branched ray ; other fins white, the caudal pink or orange at the base. Total length 80 millim. Cameroon, Old Calabar, Lagos. 1-4. Types. Kribi R. at Akok, S. Cameroon. 5-10. Ad. & hgr. Cross R. district, Old Calabar. 11-11). Ad. Head-water of Omi R., Lagos. G. L. Bates, Esq. (C). Major W. A. Crawford Cockburn (P.). Major G. E. Bruce (P.). 164. BARBUS WERNERI. Barhus miolepis, Bouleug. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) xii. 1903, p. 5152 (nee Boulcng. 1902). Barhus xoerneri, Bouleng. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1905^ i. p. 63, and Fish. Nile, p. 253, pi. xlvii. fig. 6 (1907). Depth of body o to 3| times in total length, length of head 3^ to 4 times. Snout rounded, shorter than eye, which is 2\ to 3^ times in length of head and equals interorbital width ; mouth terminal, narrow; lips feebly developed ; two barbels on each side, anterior a little shorter. 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 : Whel
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