. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 184 CYPltlNIDJE. Snout rounded, as long as eye, which is about 3-| times in length of head and equals interorbital width; mouth small, terminal ; lips feebly developed ; no barbels. Dorsal III 7, equally distant from centre of eye and from caudal, border straight; last simple ray not enlarged, not serrated, as long as head. Anal III 5, not reaching caudal. Pectoral f length of head, not reaching ventral; base of latter below anterior rays of dor
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 184 CYPltlNIDJE. Snout rounded, as long as eye, which is about 3-| times in length of head and equals interorbital width; mouth small, terminal ; lips feebly developed ; no barbels. Dorsal III 7, equally distant from centre of eye and from caudal, border straight; last simple ray not enlarged, not serrated, as long as head. Anal III 5, not reaching caudal. Pectoral f length of head, not reaching ventral; base of latter below anterior rays of dorsal. Caudal peduncle 1| to If times as long as deep. Scales radiately striated, 22-24 §j, 1| between lateral line series and ventral, 10 round caudal peduncle; lateral line extending on 5 to 8 anterior scales only. Yellowish, with a greyish lateral band ; a round black spot at root of caudal. Total length 44 millim. French Guinea.—Types in Paris Museum. 1. One of the types. Rotuma near Konakry. Dr. Wurtz (C.) ; Paris Museum (E.). 183. BARBUS J^. Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) xii. 1903, p. 437. Depth of body equal to length of head, 3J to 3| times in total length. Snout rounded, shorter than eye, which is barely 3 times in length of head ; mouth small, nearly terminal, with feebly developed lips; no Fig. Barbusjce. Type. X U. barbels. Dorsal III 7, equally distant from anterior border of eye and from caudal, border straight; last simple ray not enlarged, not serrated, a little shorter than head. Anal III 5, not reaching caudal. Pectoral shorter than head, not reaching ventral; latter a little behind vertical of origin of dorsal. Caudal forked. Caudal peduncle \\ to nearly twice as long as deep. Scales radiately striated, 20-23 gf, 2 between lateral line series and ventral, 8 round caudal peduncle. Lateral line absent or reduced to two or three tubules. Yellowish, the scales edged with dark. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that m
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