. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 90 CYPEINID^E. 76. BARBUS AUREUS. Labeobarbus aureus, Cope, Tr. Amer. Philos. Soc. (2) xiii. I860, p. 40G. Barbus aureus, Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) xix. 1907, p. 391, fig. Depth of body equal to length of head, 3-| times in total length. Snout rounded, feebly projecting beyond mouth, g- length of head ; eye 4 to 4^ times in length of head, interorbital width 3 times; mouth evenly curved, its width 3^ times in length of head; lower jaw w
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 90 CYPEINID^E. 76. BARBUS AUREUS. Labeobarbus aureus, Cope, Tr. Amer. Philos. Soc. (2) xiii. I860, p. 40G. Barbus aureus, Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) xix. 1907, p. 391, fig. Depth of body equal to length of head, 3-| times in total length. Snout rounded, feebly projecting beyond mouth, g- length of head ; eye 4 to 4^ times in length of head, interorbital width 3 times; mouth evenly curved, its width 3^ times in length of head; lower jaw with a Fig. Barbus aureus. Type (Ann. & Mag. N. H. 1907). |. sharp edge; lips thin, not extending across chin; 2 barbels on each side, equal or posterior the longer; as long as or a little shorter than eye. Dorsal III 8, equally distant from occiput and from root of caudal, border concave; last simple ray not enlarged, flexible, smooth, f length of head. Anal III 5, not reaching caudal. Pectoral -f length of head, not reaching ventral; base of latter below anterior rays of dorsal. Caudal peduncle 1^ times as long as deep. Scales longitudinally striated, 34-37 -^ri 2-g- between lateral line and ventral, 16 round caudal peduncle. No markings. Total length 195 millim. Umvoti, Natal.—Types in Academy of Nat. Sc, Philadelphia. 1. Hgr. Natal. Dr. Gribb (C.) ; Army Medical College (P.). 2-3. Hgr. „ Army Medical College (P.). 77. BARBUS JOHNSTONII. Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) xx. 1907, p. 488. Depth of body equal to length of head, 4 times in total length. Snout rounded, f or ^ length of head; eye 4^ to 5 times in length of head, interorbital width 2\ times; mouth inferior, its width 3 to. 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
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