. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. BARBUS. 97 last simple ray not enlarged, flexible, smooth, lg- times length of head. Anal III 5, nearly reaching caudal. Pectoral as long as head, not reaching ventral, the base of which is below middle of dorsal. Caudal peduncle as long as deep. Scales longitudinally striated, o0-31 gf, 2^ between lateral line and ventral, 12 round caudal peduncle. Pinkish brown above, each scale blackish at the base ; pinkish white beneath ; fins dark grey. To
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. BARBUS. 97 last simple ray not enlarged, flexible, smooth, lg- times length of head. Anal III 5, nearly reaching caudal. Pectoral as long as head, not reaching ventral, the base of which is below middle of dorsal. Caudal peduncle as long as deep. Scales longitudinally striated, o0-31 gf, 2^ between lateral line and ventral, 12 round caudal peduncle. Pinkish brown above, each scale blackish at the base ; pinkish white beneath ; fins dark grey. Total length 320 millim. Upper Zambesi. 1. Type. Gorge below Victoria Fulls. T. Codringfcon, Esq. (P.). 84. BARBUS FAIRBAIRNII. Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (8) ii. 1908, p. 493. Depth of body 3 times in total length, length of head 4 times. Snout obtusely pointed, covered with horny tubercles on tip and sides, not quite 3 times in length of head ; eye 6 times in length of head, inter- Fig. Barbus fairbairnii. Type. I orbital width 2£ times; mouth inferior, its width 3j times in length of head; lips moderate, lower restricted to the sides; two barbels on. each side, subequal, posterior f diameter of eye. Dorsal III 8, equally distant from eye and from caudal, border straight; last simple ray not enlarged, smooth, as long as head. Anal III 5, reaching caudal. Pectoral as VOL. 11. H. 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 Longmans & Co. , B. Quaritch, Dulau & Co. , and at the British Museum (Natural History)
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