. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 246 ADDENDA, VOL. II. reaching caudal. Pectoral f- to -*6 length of head, not reaching ventral; base of latter below middle of dorsal. Caudal peduncle If to \\ times as long as deep. Scales longitudinally striated, 28-30^, 2 between lateral line and ventral, 12 round caudal peduncle. Dark brown above, yellowish on sides and belly. Total length 310 millim. Transvaal (Thabina, Dwaars, Magalies, and Pienaars Rivers).—Types in S. African Museum, Cap
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 246 ADDENDA, VOL. II. reaching caudal. Pectoral f- to -*6 length of head, not reaching ventral; base of latter below middle of dorsal. Caudal peduncle If to \\ times as long as deep. Scales longitudinally striated, 28-30^, 2 between lateral line and ventral, 12 round caudal peduncle. Dark brown above, yellowish on sides and belly. Total length 310 millim. Transvaal (Thabina, Dwaars, Magalies, and Pienaars Rivers).—Types in S. African Museum, Cape Town. Closely allied to B. fairbairnii, but dorsal with concave edge and scales more numerous. Fig. Barbus swierstrce. Type (Ann. S. Afr. Mus.). 86 a. BARBUS MAWAMBI. Pappenh. in Schubotz, Wiss. Ergebn. Deutsch. Exped., Zool. iii. p. 241, pi. iv. fig. 1 (1914). Depth of body nearly 4 times in total length, length of head 3^ times. Snout 3^ times in length of head, eye and interorbital width 3f times; mouth terminal, its width 4f times in length of head; lips moderately developed, lower widely interrupted on the chin; two barbels on each side, anterior -f diameter of eye, posterior f. Dorsal III 10, a little nearer occiput than root of caudal, border concave; last simple ray not enlarged, entirely segmented, over If times length of head. Anal III 5, not reaching caudal. Pectoral a little more than § length of head, not reaching ventral; latter inserted below anterior rays of dorsal. Caudal. 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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