. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. BAK1LIUS. 193 2. Dorsal with 9-10 branched rays. A. Ill 15-17 ; Sc. 47-52 ^p, 2 . . A. Ill 13-14 ; Sc. 55-60 1^*, 3 . C. 80-88 scales in lateral line. D. Ill 10 ; A. Ill 17 ; Sc. 82 ^, 4 . . D. Ill 9-10 ; A. Ill 16-17; Sc. 80- 14. B. microcephalics, Gthr., p. 205. 15. B. moorii, Blgr., p. 206. 16. B. tangardccB, , p. 207. 1 *U-1 4A 88 iip, 5 . 17. B. microlepis, Gthr., p. 208. 1. BARILIUS NILOTIOUS. Leuciscus niloticus, Joannis, Mag. Zool.
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. BAK1LIUS. 193 2. Dorsal with 9-10 branched rays. A. Ill 15-17 ; Sc. 47-52 ^p, 2 . . A. Ill 13-14 ; Sc. 55-60 1^*, 3 . C. 80-88 scales in lateral line. D. Ill 10 ; A. Ill 17 ; Sc. 82 ^, 4 . . D. Ill 9-10 ; A. Ill 16-17; Sc. 80- 14. B. microcephalics, Gthr., p. 205. 15. B. moorii, Blgr., p. 206. 16. B. tangardccB, , p. 207. 1 *U-1 4A 88 iip, 5 . 17. B. microlepis, Gthr., p. 208. 1. BARILIUS NILOTIOUS. Leuciscus niloticus, Joannis, Mag. Zool. 1835, iv. pi. iii. ; Cuv. & Val. Hist Poiss. xvii. p. 311 (1844). Leuciscus thebensis, Joannis, t. c. pi. xi. Alburnus mloticus, Heck. Russegger's Reise Egypt, iii. p. 328 (1846). Opsarius thebensis, Heck. t. c. p. 329, pi. i. BarUius niloticus, Giinth. Cat. Fish. vii. p. 293 (1868), and Petherick's Trav. ii. p. 263 (1869) ; Steind. Sitz. Afc. Wien, ciii. i. 1894, p. 461 ; Bouleng. Ann. Mus. Congo, Zool. i. p. 102 (1899), and Fish. Nile, p. 262, pi. xlviii. fig. 3 (1907). BarUius tliebensis, Giinth. Petherick's Trav. ii. p. 2615. Alburnus alexandriuus, Steind. Sitzb. Ak. Wien, cii. i. 1893, p. 240, pi. iii. fig. 3. Fig, BarUius niloticus. Lower Nile (F. N.). Depth of body 3h to 5 times in total length, length of head 4 to 4i times. Head 2 to 2^- times as long as broad ; snout rather pointed, not or but slightly projecting beyond mouth, not longer than eye, which is contained 3^ to 4 times in length of head ; interorbital width equal to diameter of eye or a little greater; mouth extending to below anterior border of pupil or centre of eye; no barbels; suborbital bones nearly VOL. II. o. 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, Ge
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