. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. BAEBUS. 89 75. BARBUS BOWKEPJ. Barbus gurneyi, pari, Giinth. Cat. Fish. vii. p. 102 (1868). Barbus bowheri, Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) ix. 1902, p. 288. Depth of body equal to length of head, 3f to 4\ times in total length. Snout rounded, feebly projecting beyond mouth, about J length of head ; eye 4| to 5-§ times in length of head, interorbital width 2f to 3 times ; width of mouth 3J to 4 times in length of head; lips thick, lower extending across chin, where it may


. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. BAEBUS. 89 75. BARBUS BOWKEPJ. Barbus gurneyi, pari, Giinth. Cat. Fish. vii. p. 102 (1868). Barbus bowheri, Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) ix. 1902, p. 288. Depth of body equal to length of head, 3f to 4\ times in total length. Snout rounded, feebly projecting beyond mouth, about J length of head ; eye 4| to 5-§ times in length of head, interorbital width 2f to 3 times ; width of mouth 3J to 4 times in length of head; lips thick, lower extending across chin, where it may form a small rounded lobe ; 2 barbels on each side, posterior a little longer than anterior and as long as or slightly longer than eye. Dorsal III 8-9, equally distant from occiput Figr. 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, George Albert, 1858-1937. London, Printed by order of the Trustees [by Taylor and Francis]


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