. Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. II1 Anna I a of the South African Museum. 4 times as long as broad; vomerine teeth granular, forming a crescentic band which, in the middle, is li to If times as broad as the premaxillary band ; anterior mandibular teeth pointed, posterior granular. Nasal barbel about f length of head, maxillary T% and reaching posterior half of pectoral spine, outer mandibular barbel -fo length of head, inner £ to TV Gill-rakers long, 16 to 20 on lower part of anterior arch. Clavicles striated, more or less distinct
. Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. II1 Anna I a of the South African Museum. 4 times as long as broad; vomerine teeth granular, forming a crescentic band which, in the middle, is li to If times as broad as the premaxillary band ; anterior mandibular teeth pointed, posterior granular. Nasal barbel about f length of head, maxillary T% and reaching posterior half of pectoral spine, outer mandibular barbel -fo length of head, inner £ to TV Gill-rakers long, 16 to 20 on lower part of anterior arch. Clavicles striated, more or less distinct under the skin. Dorsal 60 (circa); its distance from occipital process £ length of head, its distance from caudal fin ^ to f. Anal 50 (circa) ; narrowly separated from caudal. Pectoral •§• length of head, its spine strongly serrated on the outer border and f to ^ length of fin. Ventral equally distant from end of snout and base of caudal or a little nearer to the former. Caudal a little more than f length of head. Colour (of preserved specimens), uniform dark brown above, yellowish beneath, under side of head white. Two specimens, 108 mm., 101 mm. in length respectively, from Ehodesia (Eev. F. A. Eogers and E. C. Chubb). The species is also reported from the Lake Ngami Basin. 4. CLARIAS CAPENSIS, C. and V. Cuv. and Val., Hist. Poiss., xv., p. 377 (1840); Bouleng., Poiss. Bass. Congo, p. 255 (1901) ; Proc. Zool. Soc., 1907, p. 1075, Ann. Natal Mus., i., 1908, p. 237, and Cat. Fresh. Fish. Afr. ii, p. 240 (1911).. FIG. 98.—Glorias capensis. ;}. Depth of body 8 times in total length excluding caudal, length of head 3f times. Head 1| times as long as broad, its upper surface coarsely granulate, occipital process angular; frontal fontanelle 3§ times as long as broad, 1 length of head ; occipital fontanelle very small, well in advance of occipital process; eye very small, its diameter 3f times in length of snout, 5J. times in interorbital width,. Please note that these
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