. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 84 CTPKINID^. upper border slightly concave ; last simple ray very strong, bony, not serrated, as long as head or a little shorter. Anal 11 6, reaching caudal. Pectoral as long as head, not reaching ventral; base of latter below anterior rays of dorsal. Caudal peduncle If to 2 times as long as deep. Scales longitudinally striated, 31-35 0, 2-2^ between lateral line and ventral, 16 round caudal peduncle. Silvery, back brownish. Total length 150 millim. Morocco. 1-2. Type. Oum Erb
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 84 CTPKINID^. upper border slightly concave ; last simple ray very strong, bony, not serrated, as long as head or a little shorter. Anal 11 6, reaching caudal. Pectoral as long as head, not reaching ventral; base of latter below anterior rays of dorsal. Caudal peduncle If to 2 times as long as deep. Scales longitudinally striated, 31-35 0, 2-2^ between lateral line and ventral, 16 round caudal peduncle. Silvery, back brownish. Total length 150 millim. Morocco. 1-2. Type. Oum Erbiah. 3-7. Ad. & har. 8-9. Ad. & hop. Mazao-an. Dr. E. Hartert (P.). Mr. F. W. Riggenbach (C). 70. BARBUS RIGGENBACJHI. Giintb. Nov. Zool. ix. 1902, p. 447, pi. xxiii. Depth of body 3| to 4 times in total length, length of head 4J to 4J times. Snout rounded, 3 to 3J times in length of head ; eye 4 to 4J times in length of head, interorbital width 2J to 2§ times ; mouth Fig. 3 -^ / L Barbus riggenbaclii. Type, after Giinther (l. c). f. inferior, its width 3 times in length of head ; lips moderate, interrupted on the chin ; two barbels on each side, anterior J to |, posterior 1 to 1;^ diameters of eye ; inside of mouth with a dermal pad on each side of the upper jaw. Dorsal III-IV 8-9, equally distant from occiput and from root of caudal, border straight or slightly concave; last simple ray strong, bony, not serrated, f to f length of head. Anal II 6, reaching caudal. Pectoral as long as head or a little shorter, not reaching ventral; base of latter below anterior rays of dorsal. Caudal peduncle 1J to If times as long as deep. Scales longitudinally striated,. 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,
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