. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. BAKBUS. 87 Pectoral a little shorter than head, not reaching ventral, the base of which is below anterior rays of dorsal. Caudal peduncle IJ to 1| times RA- as long as deep. Scales longitudinally striated, 32-35 gf, 2|-3 between lateral line and ventral, 16 round caudal peduncle. Steel-grey above, silvery beneath; a more or less distinct darker lateral band. Total length 100 millim. Morocco. 1-2. Types. 3. Ad. Trigadir-el-hor. Shishavva R. E. G. B. Meade-Waldo, Ei?q. (P.). Mr. F
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. BAKBUS. 87 Pectoral a little shorter than head, not reaching ventral, the base of which is below anterior rays of dorsal. Caudal peduncle IJ to 1| times RA- as long as deep. Scales longitudinally striated, 32-35 gf, 2|-3 between lateral line and ventral, 16 round caudal peduncle. Steel-grey above, silvery beneath; a more or less distinct darker lateral band. Total length 100 millim. Morocco. 1-2. Types. 3. Ad. Trigadir-el-hor. Shishavva R. E. G. B. Meade-Waldo, Ei?q. (P.). Mr. F. W. Riggenbach (C). 73. BARBUS ATLANTICUS. CapoHa atlantica, Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) ix. 1902, p. 123. Barhus atlanticus, Bouleng. op. cit. xvi. 1905, p. 44. Depth of body slightly greater than length of head, 4 times in total length. Snout rounded, a little longer than eye, wliicli is 4 times in length of head; interorbital width 2\ times in length of head ; mouth Fig. Bar bus atlanticus. Type. inferior, its width 3 times in length of head, lower jaw feebly curved, sharp-edged, covered with a horny sheath ; lips feebly developed, widely interrupted on the chin ; two barbels on each side, anterior ^ diameter of the eye, posterior -| or |. Small pearl-like excrescences on the sides and top of the head. Dorsal III 9; third ray feeble, smooth, stiff part 4 to f length of head. Anal II 6, not reaching caudal. Pectoral a little shorter than head, not reaching ventral, which is inserted under anterior rays of dorsal. Caudal peduncle nearly twice. 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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