. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. BAEBUS. 185 brown ; a large round black spot on each side behind the gill-opening, another at the root of the caudal, and 3 to 8 dark vertical bars between them ; a small blackish spot at the origin of the dorsal fin. Total length 38 millim. South Cameroon. 1-3. Types. Ja R. at Bitye. G. L. Bates, Esq. (C). 4-13. Ad. & hgr. 14-16. Ad. Bumba R. at Assobam. 17-19. Ad. Kribi R. near Efulen. 20-25. Ad. Zima Country. 26-30. Ad. Nyong R. 184. BARB
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. BAEBUS. 185 brown ; a large round black spot on each side behind the gill-opening, another at the root of the caudal, and 3 to 8 dark vertical bars between them ; a small blackish spot at the origin of the dorsal fin. Total length 38 millim. South Cameroon. 1-3. Types. Ja R. at Bitye. G. L. Bates, Esq. (C). 4-13. Ad. & hgr. 14-16. Ad. Bumba R. at Assobam. 17-19. Ad. Kribi R. near Efulen. 20-25. Ad. Zima Country. 26-30. Ad. Nyong R. 184. BARBUS STIGMATOPYGUS. Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) xii. 1903, p. 533, and Fish. Nile, p. 258, pi. xlviii. fig. 8 (1907). Depth of body equal or nearly equal to length of head, 3 to 3^ times in total length. Snout rounded, much shorter than eye, which is 3 times in length of head and a little less than interorbital width; mouth small, terminal; lips feebly developed; no barbels. Dorsal III 8, equally distant from eye and from caudal, border feebly concave ; last simple ray not enlarged, not serrated, as long or nearly as long as head. Anal III 5, not reaching caudal. Pectoral a little shorter than head, reaching or nearly reaching ventral; base of latter below anterior rays of dorsal. Caudal peduncle 1^ to 1§ times as long as deep. Scales radiately Fig. Bavbus stigmatopygus. Type (F. N.). striated, 22-25 ||r|i, 1| between lateral line series and ventral, 9-11 round caudal peduncle; lateral line reduced to 3-6 tubules. Yellowish with silvery sheen; a small round black spot at the base of the caudal and another at the base of the anal; one or two black spots often present on the middle line of the side. Total length 24 millim. White Nile. 1-7. Types. Lake No. L. Loat, Esq. (0.).. 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 res
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