. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. CYPRINlDvE. 243 79 a. BARBUS GUNNINGII. Gilchrist & Thompson, Ann. S. Afr. Mus. xi. 1913, p. 391, fig. Depth of body 34- to 3f times in total length, length of head 3| to 34, times. Snout obtusely pointed, not projecting beyond mouth, 2£ to 2f times in length of head, eye 5 to 5| times, interorbital width 2-f to 3 times ; mouth subinferior, its width 2| to 3 times in length of head; both lips greatly developed, each more or less strongly pro
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. CYPRINlDvE. 243 79 a. BARBUS GUNNINGII. Gilchrist & Thompson, Ann. S. Afr. Mus. xi. 1913, p. 391, fig. Depth of body 34- to 3f times in total length, length of head 3| to 34, times. Snout obtusely pointed, not projecting beyond mouth, 2£ to 2f times in length of head, eye 5 to 5| times, interorbital width 2-f to 3 times ; mouth subinferior, its width 2| to 3 times in length of head; both lips greatly developed, each more or less strongly produced into an obtusely pointed median lobe ; two barbels on each side, anterior ^ to 4 diameter of eye, posterior f to 14, times. Dorsal IV 9, about equally Fig. Barb us gunningii. Type (Ann. S. Afr. Mus.). §. distant from eye and from root of caudal, or a little nearer to the latter, border concave; last simple ray segmented, moderately enlarged, from To t0 i% length of head. Anal III 5, reaching, or almost reaching, root of caudal. Pectoral § to f length of head, not reaching ventral; base of latter below middle or anterior third of dorsal. Caudal peduncle l-j% to 1-| times as long as deep. Scales longitudinally striated, 28-30 -^t4, 2-|-3 between lateral line and root of ventral, 12 round caudal peduncle. Dark yellowish brown above, lighter beneath. Total length 265 millim. Transvaal (Thabina R., Pienaars R., and Pretoria).—Types in S. African Museum, Cape Town. Near B. zambescnsis and B. lobochilus, but fewer scales in the lateral line. K 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 British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Boulenger, George Albert, 1858-1937. London : Printed by order of the Trustees : Sold by Longmans & Co. , B. Quaritch, Dulau & Co. , and at the Brit
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