. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. -34 CYPKIMD^. 34. BARBUS KRAPFI, sp. n. Depth of body 3 to 3^ times in total length, length of head 34; to 3f times. Snout rounded, 3-J to of times in length of head; eye 3J (young) to 5^ times in length of head, inteiorbital width 3 times; mouth inferior ; lips well developed, lower continuous across the chin ; two barbels on each side, anterior 1 to 1-| diameters of eye, posterior 14; to 14; (not longer than eye in young). Dorsal 1II-IV 9 (rar
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. -34 CYPKIMD^. 34. BARBUS KRAPFI, sp. n. Depth of body 3 to 3^ times in total length, length of head 34; to 3f times. Snout rounded, 3-J to of times in length of head; eye 3J (young) to 5^ times in length of head, inteiorbital width 3 times; mouth inferior ; lips well developed, lower continuous across the chin ; two barbels on each side, anterior 1 to 1-| diameters of eye, posterior 14; to 14; (not longer than eye in young). Dorsal 1II-IV 9 (rarely 8), equally distant from occiput and from caudal, border concave; last. Barbus krapji. Type. i. simple ray strong, bony, not serrated, straight or feebly curved, f to f length of head. Anal III 5, reaching or nearly reaching caudal. Pectoral as long as or slightly shorter than head, not reaching ventral; base of latter below anterior rays of dorsal. Caudal peduncle about 14; times as long as deep. Scales longitudinally striated, 25-27 ^ 2 between lateral line and ventral, 12 round caudal peduncle. Brown above, the scales darker at the base, yellowish white beneath; fins greyish. Total length 205 rnillim. Niro-Narok River System, flowing into Lorian Swamp, and Upper Athi River, British East Africa. 1-3. Types. Niro-Narok System, 4000-5000 ft. S. L. Hinde, Esq. (P.). 4-8. Yg. Simba R., trib. oi' Athi 11., 3000 ft. A. BJayney Percival, Esq. (P.).. 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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