. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. BARBUS. 51 3J times. Snout pointed, 21 to 3 times in length of head ; eye 5 to 8i times in length of head, interorbital width 3J times; snout produced into a triangular dermal flap overhanging the lip ; mouth inferior, its width 41 to 5i times in length of head ; lips very strongly developed, lower produced into a rounded median lobe which measures J to f diameter of eye ; anterior barbel 1 to 1J diameters of eye, posterior l-\ to 1 J. Dorsal IV 9, a little nearer occiput than c
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. BARBUS. 51 3J times. Snout pointed, 21 to 3 times in length of head ; eye 5 to 8i times in length of head, interorbital width 3J times; snout produced into a triangular dermal flap overhanging the lip ; mouth inferior, its width 41 to 5i times in length of head ; lips very strongly developed, lower produced into a rounded median lobe which measures J to f diameter of eye ; anterior barbel 1 to 1J diameters of eye, posterior l-\ to 1 J. Dorsal IV 9, a little nearer occiput than caudal, border concave ; last simple ray very strong, bony, not serrated, straight or slightly curved, i to f length of head. Anal III 5, reaching or nearly reaching caudal. Pectoral f to f length of head, not reaching ventral; base of latter below F\n. Barhus deyeni. ). \. anterior rays of dorsal. Caudal peduncle 1^ to If times as long as deep. Scales longitudinally striated, 31-35 4115!, 2^-3 between lateral line and ventral, 12 round caudal peduncle. Dark slate-colour above, sides dark green, belly yellowish green ; caudal green, other fins steel-grey. Total length 450 millim. Lake Tsana, xlbyssinia. 1-4. Ad. & hgr., types. Ze<ii and Bubardar. Mr. E. Deoen (C). 31. BARBUS NEDGIA. Laheobarhus nedgia, Riipp. Mus. Senckenb. ii. p. 14, pi. ii. fig. 3 (1837). Barhus nedtjia, Giinth. Cat. Fish. vii. p. 104 (1868) ; Bouleng. ; Mag. N. H. (7) X. 1902, p. 420, and Fish. Nile, p. 223, pi. xli. fig. 2 (1907). Depth of body 3J to 4j times in total length, length of head 3j to 3J times. Snout pointed, 2^ to 3 times in length of head ; eye 4 (young) to 8 times in length of head, interorbital width 3J to 3f times; mouth inferior, its width 4j to bh times in length of head; lips very 29 Bou I/II. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrati
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