. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 93 :. long as head, not reaching ventral; base of latter below middle of dorsal. Caudal peduncle 1| times as long as deep. Scales longi- tudinally striated, 34 gr, 2|- between lateral line and ventral, 12 round caudal peduncle. Purplish brown above, pinkish white beneath, the scales blackish at the base ; fins purplish brown. Total length 420 millim. Upper Zambesi. 1. Type. Gorge below Victoria Fail*. T. Codriugton, Esq. (P.). 85. BAT1


. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 93 :. long as head, not reaching ventral; base of latter below middle of dorsal. Caudal peduncle 1| times as long as deep. Scales longi- tudinally striated, 34 gr, 2|- between lateral line and ventral, 12 round caudal peduncle. Purplish brown above, pinkish white beneath, the scales blackish at the base ; fins purplish brown. Total length 420 millim. Upper Zambesi. 1. Type. Gorge below Victoria Fail*. T. Codriugton, Esq. (P.). 85. BAT1BUS CODRIXGTONII. Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (8) ii. 1908, p. 42. Depth of body 3 times in total length, length of head 4 times. Snout rounded, ^ length of head; eye 6 times in length of head, iuterorbital width 2j times; mouth inferior, its width 3 times in length of head; lips moderately developed, lower broadly interrupted on the chin; two .'Iff. ,,.. Barhns codringtonii. Type- §: barbels on each side, anterior \, posterior § diameter of eye. Dorsal III 9, equally distant from eye and from root of caudal, border concave; last simple ray not enlarged, flexible, smooth, \\ times as long as head. Anal III 5, reaching caudal. Pectoral as long as head, not reaching ventral ; base of latter below middle of dorsal. Caudal peduncle slightly. 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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