. Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 380 Annals of the South African 8. BAKBUS SECTOR, Blgr. Bouleng., Proc. Zool. Soc., 1907, p. 309, pi. xviii., tig. 2, and Cat. Fresh. Fish. ii., p. 78, fig. 56 (1911). Depth of body 3i to 4 times in total length excluding caudal, length of head 3| to 4 times. Snout rounded, projecting, 3 to 3| times in length of head, eye 3J to 3f times, interorbital width 2f to 3 times ; mouth inferior, feebly curved, its width 3 times in length of head ; lips thin, lower jaw with a sharp edge, lower lip restri
. Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 380 Annals of the South African 8. BAKBUS SECTOR, Blgr. Bouleng., Proc. Zool. Soc., 1907, p. 309, pi. xviii., tig. 2, and Cat. Fresh. Fish. ii., p. 78, fig. 56 (1911). Depth of body 3i to 4 times in total length excluding caudal, length of head 3| to 4 times. Snout rounded, projecting, 3 to 3| times in length of head, eye 3J to 3f times, interorbital width 2f to 3 times ; mouth inferior, feebly curved, its width 3 times in length of head ; lips thin, lower jaw with a sharp edge, lower lip restricted to the sides. Two barbels on each side, anterior ^ to •§ diameter of eye, posterior •§• to f. Dorsal iv 9-10 ; equally distant from middle of eye and root of caudal, border feebly concave; last simple ray scarcely enlarged,. FIG. 40.—Barbus sector. flexible, not serrated, nearly or quite equal to length of head. Anal iii 5 ; not reaching caudal. Pectoral a little shorter than head, not reaching ventral; base of latter below middle of dorsal. Caudal peduncle about H times as long as deep. Scales longitudinally striated, 29-301|, 2| between lateral line and ventral, 12 round caudal peduncle. Colour (of preserved specimens), silvery grey, darker above ; scales dark at the base; dorsal and caudal fins with a dark shade. One specimen, 139 mm. in length, from Gwelo River, Lomagundi District, Rhodesia (J. Drury). Two specimens, 117 mm., 51 mm. in length respectively, from Livingstone, Rhodesia (A. Stephenson). One specimen, 85 mm. in length, from Pienaars River, Transvaal (C. J. Swierstra).. 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 Museum, etc. ]
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