. Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 362 . of the SoiUli African Jl/».sr/////. Three specimens, ranging from 229-253 mm. in length, from Kimberley Eeservoir, Cape Province. Two specimens, 253 rnm. and 323 mm. in length respectively, from Modder River, Cape Province. One specimen, 306 mm. in length, from Crocodile River, Transvaal Province. Pretoria Museum. Two specimens, 88 mm. and 123 rnm. in length respectively, from Durban Museum. One specimen, 438 mm. in length (locality unknown). 13. LABEO UMBKATUS, A. Smith. Abrostomiis ii
. Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 362 . of the SoiUli African Jl/».sr/////. Three specimens, ranging from 229-253 mm. in length, from Kimberley Eeservoir, Cape Province. Two specimens, 253 rnm. and 323 mm. in length respectively, from Modder River, Cape Province. One specimen, 306 mm. in length, from Crocodile River, Transvaal Province. Pretoria Museum. Two specimens, 88 mm. and 123 rnm. in length respectively, from Durban Museum. One specimen, 438 mm. in length (locality unknown). 13. LABEO UMBKATUS, A. Smith. Abrostomiis iimbratiis, A. Smith, 111. Zool. S. Africa, Fish., pi. xii., fig. 1 (1841). Labco umbratus, Bouleng., Ann. and Mag. (7), xii., 1903, p. 362, and Cat. Fresh. Fish. Africa, i., p. 339 (1909). Body compressed, its depth 3f to 4f times in total length exclud- ing caudal, length of head 4 to 4-?- times. Head 1? to H times as. FIG. 30.—Labco iiiiibriitn*. £. long as broad; snout rounded, feebly prominent, shorter than post- ocular portion of head, 2f to 3 times in length of head; eye lateral, 5^ to nearly 6 times in length of head ; interorbital width -J- length of head; width of mouth, with lips, about ^ length of head ; lips rather feebly developed, with rounded or conical papillae forming a fringe; two barbels on each side, about equal in length or the posterior one shorter, less than diameter of eye. Dorsal iii 9 ; equidistant from nostril or eye and base of caudal, upper edge concave, longest branched ray f to f^ length of head. Anal iii 5 ; riot reaching root of caudal. Pectoral f to almost length. 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 South African Museum; South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Cape Town [etc. , South African Museum, etc. ]
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