. Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 406 Annals of the South African Museum. 34. BARBUS BKOOKINGI, n. sp. Depth of body 3f times in total length excluding caudal, length of head 4 times. Snout blunt, 3* times in length of head ; eye 4i times in length of head, interorbital width 3-j} times ; mouth small, sub- inferior, its width 3f- times in length of head ; lips thick, lower cleft in centre and jaw sharp-edged. Two barbels on each side, anterior nearly ^ diameter of eye, posterior £. A groove across snout in front of nostrils. Dorsal ii
. Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 406 Annals of the South African Museum. 34. BARBUS BKOOKINGI, n. sp. Depth of body 3f times in total length excluding caudal, length of head 4 times. Snout blunt, 3* times in length of head ; eye 4i times in length of head, interorbital width 3-j} times ; mouth small, sub- inferior, its width 3f- times in length of head ; lips thick, lower cleft in centre and jaw sharp-edged. Two barbels on each side, anterior nearly ^ diameter of eye, posterior £. A groove across snout in front of nostrils. Dorsal iii 7; equally distant from eye and from root of caudal, border straight; last simple ray feebly enlarged, feebly serrated at. FIG. 63.—Barbus lirookingi. ^-- distal extremity, curved, nearly f length of head. Anal iii 5 ; not reaching caudal. Pectoral nearly f length of head, not reaching ventral; base of latter situated in advance of dorsal. Caudal ped- uncle 1^ times as long as deep. Scales radiately striated, 33 j|, 3| between lateral line and ventral, 14 round caudal peduncle. Colour (of preserved specimen), light yellowish brown ; a dark line from above origin of lateral line to base of caudal, ending in a small dark spot; a dark line on back behind dorsal fin. One specimen, 92 mm. in length, from East London, Cape Pro vince (H. E. Brooking). 35. BAEBUS HAMILTON!, n. sp. Depth of body 3J to 3| times in total length excluding caudal, length of head 3| to 4 times. Snout rounded, 3 times in length of head, eye 3? to 4 times, interorbital width 3 to 3f times ; mouth sub- inferior, its width 3 to 3f times in length of head ; lips moderately. 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 South African Museum; South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Cape Town [etc. , South African Muse
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