. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 204 lateral line and ventral, 16 round caudal peduncle. Males with pearl- like granular excrescences on the anal and on the snout. Silvery white, green or steel-blue on the back, with ten to sixteen more or less distinct bluish-black vertical bars on each side of the body above the lateral line. Total length 185 millim. Lower Nile to Bahr-el-Gebel and Blue Nile; Omo River; Ogun River (Lagos). 1-3. Hgr. & yg. Nile between Luxor an


. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 204 lateral line and ventral, 16 round caudal peduncle. Males with pearl- like granular excrescences on the anal and on the snout. Silvery white, green or steel-blue on the back, with ten to sixteen more or less distinct bluish-black vertical bars on each side of the body above the lateral line. Total length 185 millim. Lower Nile to Bahr-el-Gebel and Blue Nile; Omo River; Ogun River (Lagos). 1-3. Hgr. & yg. Nile between Luxor and Assuan. L. Loat, Esq. (C). Assuan. ,, Derr, Nubia. „ Ibrira, Nubia. „ Capt. S. Flower (P.). L. Loat, Esq. (C). Prof. 0. Neumann (C). 4. Hgr. 5- -6. Types. 7- -9. Types. 10. Skel. 11. Hgr. Wad Medine, Blue Nile. .12-21. ;hor. Gondokoro. 22. Yg. Omo R., between Maid and Kosha. 23. Ad. Zendo R., Omo System, 4300 ft. Mr. P. C. Zaphiro (0.) ; W. N. MacMillan,Esq. (P.). 24-27. Ad. & hgr. Ogun R. at Aro, near Abeokuta, Major G-. E. Bruce (P.). Lagos. 13. BARILIUS SENEGALENSIS. Steind. Sitzb. Ak. Wien, lsi. i. 1870, p. 564, pi. v. fig. 2. Depth of body 4 to 4§ times in total length, length of head 4 times. Fig. ^^ *&U&gg? Barilius senegalensis. Type (after Steindachner, I. c). |. Snout pointed, projecting slightly beyond mouth, about 14 diameters of. 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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