. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 12G CYPRINID^. 114. BARBUS MINCHINI. Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) xvii. 1900, p. 43G, and Fish. Nile, p. 245, pi. xlv. fig. 4 (1907). Depth of body 3J times in total length, length of head 4 times. Snout rounded, 4 times in length of head ; eye oj times in length of head, interorbital width 2J times ; mouth terminal, its width J length of head; lips moderately developed ; two barbels on each side, anterior f diameter of eye, posterior as long as eye. Dorsal III 7, equally.
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 12G CYPRINID^. 114. BARBUS MINCHINI. Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) xvii. 1900, p. 43G, and Fish. Nile, p. 245, pi. xlv. fig. 4 (1907). Depth of body 3J times in total length, length of head 4 times. Snout rounded, 4 times in length of head ; eye oj times in length of head, interorbital width 2J times ; mouth terminal, its width J length of head; lips moderately developed ; two barbels on each side, anterior f diameter of eye, posterior as long as eye. Dorsal III 7, equally. Barhus minchiiii. Tvpe {Y. N.). ^. distant from eye and from root of caudal, border nearly straight ,• last simple ray strong, bony, serrated, a little shorter than head. Anal III 5, not reaching caudal. Pectoral | length of head, not quite reaching ventral; base of latter entirely in advance of dorsal. Caudal peduncle twice as long as deep. Scales radiately striated, 25-20 '^^, 2^ between lateral line and ventral, 12-14 round caudal peduncle. Olive above, silvery white beneath, the scales blackish at the base; a bright yellow or scarlet spot on the gill-cover; pectoral and ventral tins yellow ; dorsal, anal, and caudal fins scarlet, yellow at the base. Total length 88 millini. Lake Victoria. 1-2. Types?. Entebbe. Uv. E. Degen (C). 115. BARBUS ANSORGII. Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. II. (7) xiv. 1904, p. IG. Depth of body 3J to 3| times in total length, length of head 4 to 4 J times. Snout rounded, slightly shorter than eye, which is 3h times in length of head; interorbital width 3 times in length of head; mouth. 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, Albert, 1858-1937. Codicote, Herts. [Eng : Wheldon and Wesley
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