. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 214 ADDENDA, YOL. T. 2. VARICORHINUS BRUCII, Blgr. Gilchrist & Thompson, Ann. S. Afr. Mus. xi. 1913, p. 364. Barbus oliphanti, Keilhack, Mitth. Zool. Mus. Berl. v. 1910, p. 101. Add:— 2. Ad. Transvaal. Dr. J. D. F. Gilchrist (P.). 2 a. VARICORHINUS ENSIFER. Boulengev, Ann. & Mag. N. H. (8) vi. 1910, p. 545. Depth of body 3| to 4 times in total length, length of head 4^ to 5§ times. Snout rounded, a little broader than long, as long as or
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 214 ADDENDA, YOL. T. 2. VARICORHINUS BRUCII, Blgr. Gilchrist & Thompson, Ann. S. Afr. Mus. xi. 1913, p. 364. Barbus oliphanti, Keilhack, Mitth. Zool. Mus. Berl. v. 1910, p. 101. Add:— 2. Ad. Transvaal. Dr. J. D. F. Gilchrist (P.). 2 a. VARICORHINUS ENSIFER. Boulengev, Ann. & Mag. N. H. (8) vi. 1910, p. 545. Depth of body 3| to 4 times in total length, length of head 4^ to 5§ times. Snout rounded, a little broader than long, as long as or a little longer than eye, which is about 3 times in length of head and 1-J to If times in interorbital width; mouth straight, its width about J length of head, with a thick upper lip covered with round papillae; similar Fig. Yaricorliinus ensifer. Type. |, ' papilla? behind the cutting-edge of the lower jaw; two barbels on each side, anterior minute, posterior about \ diameter of eye. Males with lar<?e horny spinose tubercles on sides of head and end of snout. Dorsal IV 10 (rarely 9 or 11), equally distant from eye and from caudal; last simple ray very strong, bony, not serrated, straight, \\ to2J times length of head ; border of fin strongly emarginate. Anal III 5, longest ray a little shorter or a little longer than head, sometimes reaching caudal, with nuptial tubercles in the males. Pectoral as long as or a little longer than head, not reaching ventral; latter inserted below anterior. 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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