. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. BAB1L1US. 203 olive; sides usually with 10 to 14 more or less distinct dark vertical bars above lateral line ; a large blackish spot at root of caudal. Total length 140 millim. Congo, Ogowe, South Cameroon. 1. Type. Ogowe. Miss Kingsley (C). 2-13. Ad. & hgr. Kribi R. at Efulen, S. Cameroon. G. L. Bates, Esq. (C). 12. BARTLIUS LOATI. Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) vii. 1901, p. 80, and Fish. Nile, p. 265, fig. 4 (1907). Depth o
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. BAB1L1US. 203 olive; sides usually with 10 to 14 more or less distinct dark vertical bars above lateral line ; a large blackish spot at root of caudal. Total length 140 millim. Congo, Ogowe, South Cameroon. 1. Type. Ogowe. Miss Kingsley (C). 2-13. Ad. & hgr. Kribi R. at Efulen, S. Cameroon. G. L. Bates, Esq. (C). 12. BARTLIUS LOATI. Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) vii. 1901, p. 80, and Fish. Nile, p. 265, fig. 4 (1907). Depth of body 4 to 5 times in total length, length of head 3§ to 4^- times. Head 2 to 2J times as long as broad; snout pointed, projecting beyond mouth, 1^ to 2 times as long as eye in adult; eye 4 (young) to 6 times in length of head in adult; mouth extending to below centre or posterior third of eye ; no barbels; second suborbital deep, extending Fig. Barilius loati. Type, Upper Nile (F. N.). f. posteriorly to vertical of posterior border of eye; naked space between prseoperculum and suborbitals about ^ width of latter. Gill-rakers few and very short, rudimentary. Dorsal III 7-9, originating at equal distance from occiput and from root of caudal, or a little nearer latter, second half of its base above anal; anterior rays longest, f to § length of head. Anal III 12-15, notched, often produced into a convex anterior lobe, anterior rays much longer, about as long as longest dorsals. Pectoral pointed, £ to f length of head, not reaching ventral, which is much shorter and does not reach beyond vent. Caudal deeply forked, crescentic when fully spread out. Caudal peduncle If to 2 times as long as deep. Scales with radiating striae, 50-58 ipE^, 2-3 between. 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 Britis
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