. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. BAEBUS. 113 of caudal than occiput, border slightly convex; last simple ray mode- rately strong, bony, strongly serrated, serrated part f to f length of head. Anal III 5, reaching caudal. Pectoral J to f length of head, not reaching ventral; base of latter partly in advance of dorsal. Caudal peduncle 1^ to 1^ times as long as deep. Scales radiately striated, ITl 01 44-47 gfiyi, 5-6 between lateral line and ventral, 18-20 round caudal peduncle. Brownish above, whitish beneath. To
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. BAEBUS. 113 of caudal than occiput, border slightly convex; last simple ray mode- rately strong, bony, strongly serrated, serrated part f to f length of head. Anal III 5, reaching caudal. Pectoral J to f length of head, not reaching ventral; base of latter partly in advance of dorsal. Caudal peduncle 1^ to 1^ times as long as deep. Scales radiately striated, ITl 01 44-47 gfiyi, 5-6 between lateral line and ventral, 18-20 round caudal peduncle. Brownish above, whitish beneath. Total length 215 millim. Tunisia.—Types in Genoa Museum. 1. One o£ the typos. Oasis of Ncfzana. Marquis 0. Antinori (C^) ; Genoa Museum (P.). 100. BARBUS NASUS. Gunth. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (4) xiii. 187-1, p. 232, pL xiv. fig. B, and Nov. Zool. viii. 1901, p. 3(i8, pi. xix. Depth of body 4 to 5 times in total length, length of head 3f to 4| times. Snout narrow, pointed, 2^ to 2^ times in length of head; eye 4 (young) to 6 times in length of head, interorbital width 3| to 4| times; mouth very narrow and inferior, its 4^ to 6 times in riK. Barhus nasus. After Guather (Nov. Zuol. 1001). J. length of head; lips thick, not extending across chin; barbels two on each side, anterior 1^ to 2 times diameter of eye, posterior 1§ to 2^ times. Dorsal IV 7-8, equally distant from eye and from root of caudal, border concave; last simple ray very strong, bony, strongly serrated, serrated portion f to | length of head. Anal III 5, not reaching. 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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