. Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. The Freshwater Fishes of South Africa. 397 maxillary. Two barbels on each side, the posterior longer than anterior and ± diameter of eye. Dorsal iv 9; border slightly emarginate; last simple ray not enlarged, flexible, smooth, ^ length of head and, as well as the first 2 branched rays, has a skinny flap on each side along the greater part of the posterior edge. Anal iii 5 ; similar to dorsal, reaches base of caudal. Pectoral a little more than ± length of head and not reaching to ventral, which is ins
. Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. The Freshwater Fishes of South Africa. 397 maxillary. Two barbels on each side, the posterior longer than anterior and ± diameter of eye. Dorsal iv 9; border slightly emarginate; last simple ray not enlarged, flexible, smooth, ^ length of head and, as well as the first 2 branched rays, has a skinny flap on each side along the greater part of the posterior edge. Anal iii 5 ; similar to dorsal, reaches base of caudal. Pectoral a little more than ± length of head and not reaching to ventral, which is inserted below posterior half or middle of dorsal. Caudal forked ; caudal peduncle 171 times as long as deep. Scales longitudinally striated, 30^, lateral line very in- distinct anteriorly and marked on posterior half of body by small round holes ; 3 rows of scales between lateral line and ventral,. FIG. 56.—Barbus nasutus. %. 12 round caudal peduncle. The scales on the body are very large, those below posterior margin of dorsal being the largest and more than twice diameter of eye ; scales on the belly much smaller ; head entirely scaleless. Colour (of preserved specimen), bluish above, flesh-coloured below. One specimen, 482 mm. in length, from the gorge below Victoria Falls, Zambezi River (P. W. Sykes). One specimen, 360 mm. in length, from Sabi River, Transvaal (J. S. Hamilton). 27. BARBUS SABIENSIS, n. sp. Depth of body 31 to 3| times in total length excluding caudal, length of head 4 to 4-^ times. Snout rounded, feebly projecting, 2-|. 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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