. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. BARBUS. 25 root of caudal, or a little beyond. Pectoral f to f length of head, not reaching ventral; base of latter below anterior i-ays of dorsal. Caudal peduncle ].-変 times as long as deep. Scales longitudinally striated, 32-37 gf, 4 between lateral line and ventral, 12 or 14 round caudal peduncle. Olive above, yellowish beneath ; fins greyish. Fig. Bavbus macronema. Type, j. Total length 365 millim. Hawash River System, Southern Ethiopi
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. BARBUS. 25 root of caudal, or a little beyond. Pectoral f to f length of head, not reaching ventral; base of latter below anterior i-ays of dorsal. Caudal peduncle ].-§â times as long as deep. Scales longitudinally striated, 32-37 gf, 4 between lateral line and ventral, 12 or 14 round caudal peduncle. Olive above, yellowish beneath ; fins greyish. Fig. Bavbus macronema. Type, j. Total length 365 millim. Hawash River System, Southern Ethiopia. 1. Type. Maki R. at Gafersa, 5000 ft. 2-3. Types. Hawash R. at Dedota, 5500 ft. 4. Type. Hurso R., Upper Adal, 7000 ft. 5. Skel. ,, ., Mr. E. Degen (C). 6. BARBUS RUEPPELLI. Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) x. 1902, p. 427. Depth of body equal to length of head, o\ to 3f times in total length. Snout broad, rounded, 3 to 3-j times in length of head; eye 4^ (young) to 6i times in length of head, interorbital width 3 to 3^ times ; mouth inferior, its width 4 times in length of head ; lips broad, continuous across the chin, but not forming a median lobe; two barbels on each side, anterior 1^ to If diameters of eye, posterior ]f to 2. Dorsal IV 8, nearer occiput than root of caudal, border concave; last simple ray strong, bony, not serrated, feebly curved, f to â §â length of head. Anal III 5, reaching caudal or a little beyond. Pectoral f to f length of head, not reaching ventral; base of latter below or slightly posterior. 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 Hist
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