. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 2(35 dark base often more marked on the scales of the lateral line, which may be further obscured by black dots, forming an ill-defined dark lateral band ; fins greyish. Total length 75 millim. Gold Coast, Sierra Leone. 1-6. Types. Near Dunkwa, Gold Coast. 7-9. Types. R. Paraniie, â 10-11. Ad. N. Sherbo District, Sierra Leone. Very closely allied to B. ablabes. Dr. H. G. F. Spurrell (P.;. N. W. Thomas, Esq. (P.). 1516. BARBUS MAOROPS
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 2(35 dark base often more marked on the scales of the lateral line, which may be further obscured by black dots, forming an ill-defined dark lateral band ; fins greyish. Total length 75 millim. Gold Coast, Sierra Leone. 1-6. Types. Near Dunkwa, Gold Coast. 7-9. Types. R. Paraniie, â 10-11. Ad. N. Sherbo District, Sierra Leone. Very closely allied to B. ablabes. Dr. H. G. F. Spurrell (P.;. N. W. Thomas, Esq. (P.). 1516. BARBUS MAOROPS. Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (8) vii. 1911, p. 374. Depth of body equal to length of head, 3-^ to 3^ times in total length. Snout rounded, much shorter than eye, which is 2h to 2§ times in length of head; interorbital width 2| to 3 times in length of head; mouth subinferior; lips moderately developed; two barbels on each side, anterior § diameter of eye, posterior §â . Fi2. Barbus macrops. Type. Dorsal III 8, equally distant from centre of eye and from base of caudal, border feebly concave; last simple ray not enlarged, as long as head. Anal III 5, not reaching caudal. Pectoral f to f length of head, not quite reaching ventral; base of latter below anterior rays of dorsal. Caudal peduncle 1|- to 1J times as long as deep. Scales ox radiately striated, 23-25 p, 2-2^ between lateral line and ventral, 12 round caudal peduncle. Yellow above, silvery beneath, scales on back and sides finely speckled with brown, with a more or less distinct dark brown spot at the base ; a black straight lateral band from the. 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 : Sold by
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