. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 88 5- as long as deep. Scales longitudinally striated, y, 2^ between lateral line and ventral, 16 round caudal peduncle. Steel-grey above, silvery beneath ; an indistinct darker lateral band. Total length 120 millim. Morocco. 1-2. Types. TrigaJir-el-hor. E. G. B. Meade-Waldo, Esq. (P.). 74. BARBUS GILCHRISTI, sp. n. Depth of body 4^ times in total length, length of head of times. Snout rounded, projecting beyond mouth, -g- length of head; eye 5^ times in lengt
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 88 5- as long as deep. Scales longitudinally striated, y, 2^ between lateral line and ventral, 16 round caudal peduncle. Steel-grey above, silvery beneath ; an indistinct darker lateral band. Total length 120 millim. Morocco. 1-2. Types. TrigaJir-el-hor. E. G. B. Meade-Waldo, Esq. (P.). 74. BARBUS GILCHRISTI, sp. n. Depth of body 4^ times in total length, length of head of times. Snout rounded, projecting beyond mouth, -g- length of head; eye 5^ times in length of head, interorbital width of times; width of mouth 3 times in length of head ; lips very thick, lower extending across chin, Fig. Barhus gilchristi. Type. 4. both produced into triangular lobes ; 2 barbels on each side, posterior a little longer than anterior and slightly longer than eye. Dorsal III 8, a little nearer root of caudal than occiput, border slightly concave; last simple ray feebly enlarged, segmented down to its lower third, smooth, about f length of head. Anal II 5, not reaching caudal. Pectoral f length of head, not reaching ventral; latter below anterior rays of dorsal. Caudal peduncle nearly twice as long as deep. Scales longitudinally 6- striated, 42 ^, 4 between lateral line and ventral, 14 round caudal peduncle. Olive-brown above, with small black spots, whitish beneath. Total length 165 millim. Cape Colony. 1. Type. Kraai R., Barkly East. Dr. J. D. F. Gilchrist (P.).. 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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