. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 96 CYPEINID^. root of caudal, border notched; last simple ray not enlarged, flexible, smooth, f to f length of head. Anal II 5, nearly reaching caudal. Pectoral a little shorter than head, not reaching ventral, the base of which is below middle of dorsal. Caudal peduncle 1^ to 1J times as long as deep. Scales longitudinally striated, 30-32 |f, 2^-3 between lateral line and ventral, 12 round caudal peduncle. Dark olive-brown above, silvery below;
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 96 CYPEINID^. root of caudal, border notched; last simple ray not enlarged, flexible, smooth, f to f length of head. Anal II 5, nearly reaching caudal. Pectoral a little shorter than head, not reaching ventral, the base of which is below middle of dorsal. Caudal peduncle 1^ to 1J times as long as deep. Scales longitudinally striated, 30-32 |f, 2^-3 between lateral line and ventral, 12 round caudal peduncle. Dark olive-brown above, silvery below; fins dark. Total length 280 millim. Mashonaland, Rhodesia (Zambesi System). 1-4. Types. Near Mazoe, Mashonaland. J. ffolliott Darling, Esq. (P.). 83. BARBUS VICTORLE. Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (8) ii. 1908, p. 492. Depth of body 3 times in total length, length of head 4iy times. Snout rounded, ^ length of head; eye 5 times in length of head, interorbital Kg. Barbus victories. Type. width 2^- times; mouth inferior, its width 3 times in length of head; lower jaw with a nearly straight sharp edge, covered with a thin horny sheath ; lips rather thick, papillose, lower restricted to the sides j two barbels on each side, anterior ^, posterior \ diameter of eye. Dorsal IV 8, equally distant from eye and from root of caudal, border concave;. 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 British Museum (Natural History)
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