. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 14G CTPRINID.^i;. 138. BARBUS BURCHELLl. Barhva ((ir}>us) hnrchelU, A. Smith, Til. Zool. S. Afr., Fish. pi. xi. fig. 1 (].S40;. Barhus hurcheJli, M. Weber, Zool. Jalirb., Syst. x. 1897, p. 153. Depth of body 4 to A\ times in total length, length of liead 3^ times. Snout rounded, 3^ times in length of head ; eye 4 to 5 times in length of head; interorbital width 2| to 3 times ; mouth inferior; lips moderate ; two barbels on each side, anterior f to 1 diameter of eye, p
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 14G CTPRINID.^i;. 138. BARBUS BURCHELLl. Barhva ((ir}>us) hnrchelU, A. Smith, Til. Zool. S. Afr., Fish. pi. xi. fig. 1 (].S40;. Barhus hurcheJli, M. Weber, Zool. Jalirb., Syst. x. 1897, p. 153. Depth of body 4 to A\ times in total length, length of liead 3^ times. Snout rounded, 3^ times in length of head ; eye 4 to 5 times in length of head; interorbital width 2| to 3 times ; mouth inferior; lips moderate ; two barbels on each side, anterior f to 1 diameter of eye, posterior 1 to 1^. Dorsal III 7, equally distant from occiput or eye and from caudal, border convex ; last simple ray not enlarged, not serrated, Fig. Barbus biirchelli. Stellenbosch. I to § length of head. Anal III 5, not reaching caudal. Pectoral I length of head, not reaching ventral; base of latter below anterior rays of dorsal. Caudal peduncle If times as long as deep. Scales radiately striated, 34-38 -|^-, 4 between lateral line and ventral, 12 round caudal peduncle. Brown above, whitish beneath, some of the scales darker in the centre ; an indistinct dark lateral stripe. Total length 105 millim. Cape Colony. 1-3. Ad. Stellenbosch, Eerste 11. S. African Museum (P.). 4. Yg. Deelfontein. Mr. Seimund (C); Col. Sloggett (P.).. 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, Albert, 1858-1937. Codicote, Herts. [Eng : Wheldon and Wesley
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