. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 24 CTPETNID^. eye. Dorsal IV 8, equally distant from eye and from root of caudal, border deeply concave; last simple ray strong, bony, not serrated, slightly curved, a little shorter than head. Anal III 5, not reaching caudal. Pectoral J length of head, not reaching ventral; base of latter a little posterior to origin of dorsal. Caudal peduncle If times as long as Tier. Barbus microterolepis. Type. |. deep. Scales longitudinally striated, 40 gf, 4 between lateral line and ve
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 24 CTPETNID^. eye. Dorsal IV 8, equally distant from eye and from root of caudal, border deeply concave; last simple ray strong, bony, not serrated, slightly curved, a little shorter than head. Anal III 5, not reaching caudal. Pectoral J length of head, not reaching ventral; base of latter a little posterior to origin of dorsal. Caudal peduncle If times as long as Tier. Barbus microterolepis. Type. |. deep. Scales longitudinally striated, 40 gf, 4 between lateral line and ventral, 16 round caudal peduncle. Olive above, silvery beneath ; fins greyish. Total length 135 millim. Maki River (Lake Zwai), Southern Ethiopia. 1. Type. Maki R. at Buggali, 4000 ft. Mr. E. Degeii (C). 5. BARBUS MACRONEMA. Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) x. 1902, p. 427. Depth of body 3^ to 3f times in total length, length of head 3^ to 4 times. Snout rounded, 3^ to 3^ times in length of head ; eye 6 to 6^ times in length of head, interorbital width 2f to 3 times; mouth inferior, its width 3j to 4 times in length of head ; lips well developed, lower continuous and with a very short, rounded or truncate median lobe; two barbels on each side, nearly equal, 2 to 2^ diameters of eye. Dorsal IV 8, equally distant from occiput and from root of caudal, or a little nearer former, border concave ; last simple ray strong, bony, not serrated, feebly curved, about h length of head. Anal III 5, 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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