. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 54 CYPl^IxMD^. 34. BARBUS KRAPFI, sp. n. Depth of body 3 to 3-g^ times in total length, length of head d^ to 3f times. Snout rounded, 3^ to of times in length of head ; eye 3^ (young) to 5|- times in length of head, interorbital width 3 times; mouth inferior; lips well developed, lower continuous across the chin ; two barbels on each side, anterior 1 to 1^ diameters of eye, posterior 1^ to 1^ (not longer than eye in young). Dorsal III-IV 9 (rarely 8), equally distant from occipu
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 54 CYPl^IxMD^. 34. BARBUS KRAPFI, sp. n. Depth of body 3 to 3-g^ times in total length, length of head d^ to 3f times. Snout rounded, 3^ to of times in length of head ; eye 3^ (young) to 5|- times in length of head, interorbital width 3 times; mouth inferior; lips well developed, lower continuous across the chin ; two barbels on each side, anterior 1 to 1^ diameters of eye, posterior 1^ to 1^ (not longer than eye in young). Dorsal III-IV 9 (rarely 8), equally distant from occiput and from caudal, border concaie; last Yis. Bnrhus kfdpji. Type. I sim])le ray strong, bony, not serrated, straight or feebly curved, f to f length of head. Anal III 5, reaching or nearly reaching caudal. Pectoral as long as or slightly shorter than head, not reaching ventral; base of latter below anterior rays of dorsal. Caudal peduncle about 1\ times as long as deep. Scales longitudinally striated, 25-27 ^l^ 2 between lateral line and ventral, 12 round caudal peduncle. Brown above, the scales darker at the base, yellowish white beneath; fins greyish. Total length 205 millim. Niro-Narok liiver System, flowing into Lorian Swamp, and Upper Athi River, British East Africa. 1-3. Types. Niro-Narok System, 4()00-r)000 ft. S. L. Hliuie, Esq. (P.). 4-8. Yg. KSiiuba R., trib. of Athi R., 3000 ft. A. Bluyney Percival, Esq. (I\).. 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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