. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 108 CYPEINIDJE. 6. BARILIUS ZAMBESENSIS. Leuciscus zambesensis, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1852, p. 682. Opsaridion zambezense, Peters, op. cit. 1853, p. 783, and Reise Mossamb. iv. p. 58, pi. xi. fig. 5 (1868). BarUius zambezerisis, Giinth. Oat. Fish. vii. p. 292 (1868). Deptli of body 4 to 4f times in total length, length of head of to 4 times. Head twice as long as broad ; snout rounded, scarcely projecting beyond mouth, as long as or shorter tha
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 108 CYPEINIDJE. 6. BARILIUS ZAMBESENSIS. Leuciscus zambesensis, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1852, p. 682. Opsaridion zambezense, Peters, op. cit. 1853, p. 783, and Reise Mossamb. iv. p. 58, pi. xi. fig. 5 (1868). BarUius zambezerisis, Giinth. Oat. Fish. vii. p. 292 (1868). Deptli of body 4 to 4f times in total length, length of head of to 4 times. Head twice as long as broad ; snout rounded, scarcely projecting beyond mouth, as long as or shorter than eye, which is 3^ to 4 times in length of head and equals interorbital width ; mouth extending to below Fig. Barilius zambeseusis. Type, after Peters (Reise Mossamb.). anterior third or centre of eye; no barbels; suborbitals nearly entirely covering the cheek. Gill-rakers few and very short. Dorsal II—III 9-10, originating midway between eye and caudal, posterior third above anal; anterior rays longest, about § length of head. Anal III 10-11, anterior rays as long as longest dorsals. Pectoral pointed, -f to f length of head, not reaching ventral. Caudal forked. Caudal peduncle twice as long 7- as deep. Scales with radiating striee, 41-43 p, 2 between lateral line and ventral, 14 round caudal peduncle. Silvery white, back green; fins yellowish. Total length 70 millim. Zambesi.—Types in Berlin Museum. 1-3. Types. Zambesi. Prof. W. Peters (P.). 7. BARILIUS WEYNSII. Bouleng. Ann. Mus. Congo, Zool. i. p. 104 (1899), & p. 135, pi. xlviii. fig. 5 (1900), and Poiss. Bass. Congo, p. 232 (1901). Depth of body 5 times in total length, length of head 4 to 4| times. Head twice as long as broad; snout pointed, scarcely projecting beyond the mouth, as long as eye or interorbital width, 3-s times in length of head; mouth extending to below centre of eye; no barbels; naked. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced
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