. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum. Freshwater fishes. 238 ADDENU.\, VOL. 7r. C(W,. BARBUS RIIINOrilUUUS. Bouleng. Ann. .t Mn--. X. H. (8) vi. HUO, p. 552. Depth of body 4 to 4^ times in total length, length of head 3i to 3| times. Snout pointed, terminating in a rounded dermal pad projecting stronglj' beyond tlie mouth, its length 2|^ times in length of liead ; eye 4 to 4^ times in length of head, interorbital width 3| to'4 times ; moutli- inferior, its width 4 to 4^ times in length of head ; lips rather strongly developed, not extending across chin ; a sing
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum. Freshwater fishes. 238 ADDENU.\, VOL. 7r. C(W,. BARBUS RIIINOrilUUUS. Bouleng. Ann. .t Mn--. X. H. (8) vi. HUO, p. 552. Depth of body 4 to 4^ times in total length, length of head 3i to 3| times. Snout pointed, terminating in a rounded dermal pad projecting stronglj' beyond tlie mouth, its length 2|^ times in length of liead ; eye 4 to 4^ times in length of head, interorbital width 3| to'4 times ; moutli- inferior, its width 4 to 4^ times in length of head ; lips rather strongly developed, not extending across chin ; a single barbel on each side, as long as or slightly longer than eye ; sides of snout with scattered, very small, granular nuptial tubercles. Dorsal HI 9, equally distant from FisT. liarhus rliinopliorus. Type. f. nostrils or anterior Ijordcr of eye and from caudal ; hist simple ray very strong, bony, not serrated, slightly longer than liead. Anal HI -3, not reacliing caudal. Pectoral f length of head, not reaching ventral ; latter below middle of dorsal. Caudal peduncle twice as long as deep. Scales finely striated longitudinally, 30-32 -^, 2 between lateral line and ventral, 12 round caudal peduncle. Brownish above, each scale blackish at the base, whitish beneath ; tins red. Total lengtli l-")0 millim. Angola. 1-1'. Types. Liicalla R. ;it Liualhi. l^r. \V. J. Ansorge (C.).. 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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