. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum. Freshwater fishes. : 241 71.(. HAiaiUS SEEUEUI. Gilchrist .t Thompson, Ann. S. Afr. iMus. xi. 1013, p. 3y;i, fipj. ])e[)th of body oh to 4^ times in total length, length of head 3 to 4 times. Snout rounded, feebly projecting beyond mouth, 2^ to 3^ times in length of head ; eye supero-lateral, 4^ to 5 times in length of head, interorbital width 3j to 4 times; lips moderate, lower inter- rupted t)n chin ; two barbels on each side, posterior tlie longer, ^ to as long as eve. Dorsal IV 9, equally distant from occiput
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum. Freshwater fishes. : 241 71.(. HAiaiUS SEEUEUI. Gilchrist .t Thompson, Ann. S. Afr. iMus. xi. 1013, p. 3y;i, fipj. ])e[)th of body oh to 4^ times in total length, length of head 3 to 4 times. Snout rounded, feebly projecting beyond mouth, 2^ to 3^ times in length of head ; eye supero-lateral, 4^ to 5 times in length of head, interorbital width 3j to 4 times; lips moderate, lower inter- rupted t)n chin ; two barbels on each side, posterior tlie longer, ^ to as long as eve. Dorsal IV 9, equally distant from occiput and from root of caudal, Ijorder concave; last sim[)le ray not enlarged, flexible, seg- mented, ntJt serrated, f to i length of head. Anal 111 5, not reaching !•';•'. ;> Buflndi sccbcfi. Type (Ann. S. Afr. Mus.). caudal. IVctoral 5 to i lengtli of head, not reaching ventral; base of latter below middle of dorsal. Caudal ])eduucle I5 times to nearly twice as loiiij as deep. Scales lon^itudinallv striated, 41-44 ^;, 4—J between lateral line and ventral, lG-18 round caudal [leiluucU-. Silvery grey, darker above. Total length 102 millim. Olifants River, Cape Colony.—Tyj)e in S. African Musihuu, Cajx' Town. Distinguished from i>. ijilchristi chiefly by the interiu[)li'd lower lip. lb a. BAUI3US KOJJINSONI. Gilchrist k Thompson, Ann. S. At'r. Mus. xi. lOl,!, p. :5,s7. Depth of body nearly 3f times in total length, length of head 1 limes. Snout rounded, 2| times in length of head, eye a little more llmu 1 VOL. IV. li. 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 Boulenger, George Albert, 1858-1937; British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology. Lond.
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