. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 249 single, minute, almost imperceptible barbel at the angle of the mouth. Dorsal III 9-10, originating slightly nearer end of snout than root of caudal; last simple ray flexible, about | length of head. Anal III 5, not reaching caudal. Pectoral f length of head, not reaching ventral; latter below middle of dorsal. Caudal peduncle 1^ times as long as deep. Scales 35-37 '-g, 3^ between lateral line and ventral, 12 round caudal peduncl
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 249 single, minute, almost imperceptible barbel at the angle of the mouth. Dorsal III 9-10, originating slightly nearer end of snout than root of caudal; last simple ray flexible, about | length of head. Anal III 5, not reaching caudal. Pectoral f length of head, not reaching ventral; latter below middle of dorsal. Caudal peduncle 1^ times as long as deep. Scales 35-37 '-g, 3^ between lateral line and ventral, 12 round caudal peduncle. Olive-brown above, silvery on the sides ; a black spot on caudal peduncle at base of caudal; dorsal and caudal greyish, other fins yellow. Total length 90 millim. Wimi R., Mount Iluwenzori.—Types in Paris Museum. Also occupies an isolated position at the end of Division I. C. of the Synopsis. Fig. Barbus aspius. Type (A. M. C). 90 a. BARBUS ASPIUS. Bouleng. Ann. Mus. Congo, Zool. ii. 3, p. 14, pi. xxii. fig. 1 (1912). Depth of body 3f to 4 times in total length, length of head 3| to 3| times. Head 2^ to 2\ as long as broad ; snout rounded, 3£ times in length of head; lower jaw strongly projecting; eye 6 times in length of head, interorbital width 4 to 4| times ; width of mouth 4 to 4£ times in length of head; lips rather strongly developed on the sides, lower broadly interrupted on the chin; two barbels on each side, anterior f- to 1 diameter of eye, posterior 1J to 1^. Dorsal III-IV 10, equally distant from eye and from root of caudal, border concave; last simple. 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 &
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