. Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 430 Annals of the South African Museum. Four specimens, ranging from 40-56 mm. in length, from Natal (J. Saunderson). 59. BAKBUS KARKENSIS, n. sp. Depth of body 3f times in total length excluding caudal, length of head 3^ times. Snout rounded, 3f times in length of head, eye 4f times, interorbital width 3f times; mouth terminal, lips moderately developed ; a single barbel on each side, f diameter of eye ; a row of pores passing round each orbit from nostrils to upper margin of gill-openings and joined
. Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 430 Annals of the South African Museum. Four specimens, ranging from 40-56 mm. in length, from Natal (J. Saunderson). 59. BAKBUS KARKENSIS, n. sp. Depth of body 3f times in total length excluding caudal, length of head 3^ times. Snout rounded, 3f times in length of head, eye 4f times, interorbital width 3f times; mouth terminal, lips moderately developed ; a single barbel on each side, f diameter of eye ; a row of pores passing round each orbit from nostrils to upper margin of gill-openings and joined by a row across occiput. Dorsal iii 7 ; equally distant from eye and from root of caudal > border feebly concave ; last simple ray not enlarged, not serrated, % length of head. Anal ii 5 ; not reaching caudal. Pectoral T7-g- length of head, not reaching ventral ; base of latter below anterior rays of dorsal. Caudal peduncle If times as long as deep. Scales radiately striated, 36^, 5 between lateral line and ventral, 16 round caudal peduncle. Colour (of preserved specimen), brown, dark above, lighter below ; an indistinct lateral streak on body. One specimen, 64 mm. in length, from Karkloof, Natal. : 60. BAEBUS AFER, Peters. Barbies (Capoeta) afer, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac., 1864, p. 395. Barbus afer, Givnth., Cat. Fish., vii., p. 148 (1868), and Bouleng., Cat. Fresh. Fish. Afr., ii., p. 178, fig. 156 (1911).. FIG. 88.— Ilarlnts afer. "Depth of body equal to length of head, 4 times in total length. Snout rounded, as long as or a little shorter than eye, which is 3 to 3^ times in length of head ; interorbital width 3 times in length of head ; mouth small, inferior; lips moderate ; a single barbel on each side, \ to -f diameter of eye. Dorsal iii 7 ; equally distant from eye and from caudal, border. 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 ma
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