. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. BARI3US. 35 times in total length. Snout rounded, 2f to 3-g- times in length of head; eye 3f (young) to 6f times in length of head, interorbital width 2f to 3 times; mouth subinferior, its width 3 to 4 times in length ot head; lips well developed, sometimes produced in the middle, lower continuous across chin; two barbels on each side, anterior |- to f diameter of eye, posterior as long as eye or slightly shorter. Dorsal III 9 (rarely 8), equally distant from occiput and from
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. BARI3US. 35 times in total length. Snout rounded, 2f to 3-g- times in length of head; eye 3f (young) to 6f times in length of head, interorbital width 2f to 3 times; mouth subinferior, its width 3 to 4 times in length ot head; lips well developed, sometimes produced in the middle, lower continuous across chin; two barbels on each side, anterior |- to f diameter of eye, posterior as long as eye or slightly shorter. Dorsal III 9 (rarely 8), equally distant from occiput and from root of caudal, border feebly concave; last simple ray strong, bony, not serrated, Fig. Barbus radclijjii. Type (F. N.). \. straight, ^ to f length of head. Anal III 5, nearly reaching caudal. Pectoral § to f length of head, not reaching ventral; base of latter below anterior rays of dorsal. Caudal peduncle 1^ to If times as long as deep. Scales longitudinally striated, 32-36 jbp, 2-2^ between lateral line and ventral, 12-14 round caudal peduncle. Brown above, scales darker at the base; fins yellow or yellowish green, often much obscured with blackish. Total length 520 millim. Lake Victoria. L. Victoria. 1. Ad., skin, type. 2-5. Skins. 6-7. Ad. & hgr. 8-U. Ad., hgr., & yg. Entebbe. Bunjako. Mr. W. G. Doggett (C.) ; Col. Delrae Radcliffe (P.). Mr. E. Degen (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 resemble the original British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Boulenger, George Albert, 1858-1937. London, Printed by order of the Trustees [by Taylor and Francis]
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