. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. 198 CTPEINID-E. 6. BARILIUS ZAMBESENSTS. Leuciscus zambesensis, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1852, p. 682. Opsaridion zambezense, Peters, op. cit. 1853, p. 783, and Reise Mossamb. iv. p. 58, pi. xi. fig. 5 (1868). Barilius zambezensis, Griinth. Gat. Fish. vii. p. 292 (1868). Depth of body 4 to 4f times in total length, length of head 3§ to 4 times. Head twice as long as broad ; snout rounded, scarcely projecting beyond mouth, as long as or shorter than eye, which is 3^ to 4 times
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. 198 CTPEINID-E. 6. BARILIUS ZAMBESENSTS. Leuciscus zambesensis, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1852, p. 682. Opsaridion zambezense, Peters, op. cit. 1853, p. 783, and Reise Mossamb. iv. p. 58, pi. xi. fig. 5 (1868). Barilius zambezensis, Griinth. Gat. Fish. vii. p. 292 (1868). Depth of body 4 to 4f times in total length, length of head 3§ to 4 times. Head twice as long as broad ; snout rounded, scarcely projecting beyond mouth, as long as or shorter than eye, which is 3^ to 4 times in length of head and equals interorbital width ; mouth extending to below Kg. Barilius zambesensis. Type, after Peters (Eeise Mossamb.). anterior third or centre of eye; no barbels ; suborbitals nearly entirely covering the cheek. Gill-rakers few and very short. Dorsal IIâIII 9-10, originating midway between eye and caudal, posterior third above anal; anterior rays longest, about §â length of head. Anal III 10-11, anterior rays as long as longest dorsals. Pectoral pointed, f to f length of head, not reaching ventral. Caudal forked. Caudal peduncle twice as long 7- as deep. Scales with radiating stria;, 41-43 p, 2 between lateral line and ventral, 14 round caudal peduncle. Silvery white, back green ; fins yellowish. Total length 70 millim. Zambesi.âTypes in Berlin Museum. 1-3. Types. Zambesi. ProE. W. Peters (P.). 7. BARILIUS WEYNSII. Bouleng. Ann. Mus. Congo, Zool. i. p. 104 (1899), & p. 135, pi. xlviii. fig. 5 (1900), and Poiss. Bass. Congo, p. 232 (1901). Depth of body 5 times in total length, length of head 4 to 4J times. Head twice as long as broad; snout pointed, scarcely projecting beyond the mouth, as long as eye or interorbital width, 3^ times in length of head; mouth extending to below centre of eye ; no barbels; naked. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - colorat
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