BARBUS: 69 length. Anal III 5, reaching or nearly reaching caudal. Pectoral as long as or a little shorter than head, not reaching ventral; base of latter below anterior rays of dorsal. Caudal peduncle 1% to 1} times as long 0 5 i i 5k é as deep. Scales longitudinally striated, 33-34 =, 24-5 between lateral 5R Tig.47.
Barbus plagiostomus.
Typer@leNe)aks line and ventral, 12-14 round caudal peduncle. Silvery, darker on the back, pectoral and ventral fins flesh-coloured. Total length 510 millim.
Upper tributaries of the Blue Nile and Hawash; Lake Rudolf, 1-2. Types. Kassam R, (Hawash) at Awharra = Mr. E. Degen (C.). Mullka, Shea, 4000 ft.
3. Type. Gota R. (Hawash) at Marmasa. 5 4. Her. Akaki R. (Hawash), 4500 ft. Mr. P. C. Zaphiro (C.); W.N. McMillan, Esq. (P.).
5. Ad. Gudar R. (Blue Nile), 3400 ft. oh) 52. BARBUS BINGERI.
Capoéta bingeri, Pellegr. Bull. Mus. Paris, 1905, p. 292. Depth of body 53 times in total length, length of head 8% times. Snout rounded, 3 times in length cf head; eye 5 times in length of head, interorbital width 2? times; mouth inferior, its width 23 times in length of head, lower jaw with a sharp edge, covered with a horny sheath ; lips feebly developed, lower restricted to the sides ; two barbels on each side, anterior a little shorter, posterior a little longer than eye. Dorsal 1V 9, nearer root of caudal than eye; last simple ray strong, bony, not serrated, about 3 length of head. Anal III 4, not reaching caudal. Pectoral a little shorter than eye, not reaching ventral.
70 CYPRINID.
Caudal peduncle 14 times as longasdeep. Scales longitudinally striated, 30 ay 24 between lateral line and ventral, 12 round caudal peduncle. Olive above, lighter beneath.
Total length 250 millim.
Burka River (Webi Shebeli), Southern Ethiopia.—Type in Paris Museum.
53. BARBUS BOTTEGI.
Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) xvii. 1906, p. 563.
Depth of body 3 to 84 times in total length, length of head 4 to 44 times. Snout rounded, 34 to 34 times in length of head; eye 4 to 5 Burbus botlegi.
Type. 3.
times in length of head, interorbital width 22 to 3 times ; mouth inferior, forming a broken arch, a feebly curved transverse line in front, its width 33 to 4 times in length of head; lower jaw with a blunt keel, covered with a fine horny sheath; lips very feebly developed, confined to the sides; two barbels on each side, anterior 14 to 14 diameters of eye, posterior 14 to 13. Dorsal IV 9, border emarginate; last simple ray very strong, bony, not serrated, feebly curved, 2 to ? Jength of head. Anal 1115. Pectoral as long as head ora little shorter. Ventral below anterior rays of dorsal. Caudal peduncle 14 times as long as deep. Scales longitudinally striated, 28-30 = 2-24 between lateral line and ventral, 12 round caudal peduncle. Silvery, dorsal region darker, with
BARBUS. 71 the scales dark-edged, lower parts pure white; fins greyisli, or pectorals, ventrals, and anal reddish.
Total length 245 millim.
Omo River, Southern Ethiopia.
1-2. Types. Omo R. at Kullo, 2000 ft. Mr. P. CG. Zaphiro (C ); W. N. McMillan, Esq. (P.).
3. Type. Gibe R., Upper Omo, 2800 ft. 55 54. BARBUS PERPLEXICANS.
Barbus (Capoéta) perplexicans, Bouleng. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1902, ii. p. 223, pl. xvi. fig.2.
Depth of body 3 to 3} times in total length, length of head 53 to 4 times. Snout rounded, 3 to 33 times in length of head; eye 24 to 4 times in length of head, interorbital width 3 times ; mouth inferior, its width Burbus perplevicans.
Type. # 3 to 3$ times in length of head; lips feebly developed, lower confined to the sides; lower jaw with a more or less angular horny sheath ; two barbels on each side, subequal, as long as or a little shorter than eye. Dorsal 1V 9-10, equally distant from eye or occiput and from caudal, border concave; last simple ray very strong, bony, not serrated, nearly straight, as Jong as or a little longer than head. Anal III 5, nearly reaching caudal. Pectoral nearly as long as head, narrowly separated from ventral; base of latter below anterior rays of dorsal. Caudal peduncle 13 to 14 times as long as deep. Scales longitudinally striated, 20-30 2 2 between lateral line and ventral, 12 round caudal peduncle. Olive-brown aboye, silvery white beneath ; fins whitish.
=Iby CY PRINIDLE.
Total length 190 millim.
Tana and Lorian Swamp basins, Kenya District, British East Africa. 1-2. Types. Mathoiya R., Tana System, S. L. Hinde, Esq. (P.). 4000ft.
3-4. Yo. Thika R., Tana System, 3000 ft.
5-10. Ad. Khgr. Niro-Narok System, emptying in Lorian Swamp.
11. Skel.
55. BARBUS PAGHNSTECHERT.
J. G. Fischer, Jahrb, Hamb. Wiss. Anst. i. 1884, p. 30; Pfeff. Thierw. O.-Afr., Fisch. p. 65 (1896).
Depth of body equal to length of head, 4 times in totallength. Snout rounded, 34 times in length of head ; eye 5 to 6 times in length of head, intererbital width nearly 5 times; mouth inferior, its width 5} times in length of head; lips moderately developed, lower confined to the sides ; lower jaw with straight transverse anterior border, with sharply angular horny sheath ; two barbels on each side, equal, as long as eye. Dorsal 1V 8, equally distant from eye and from caudal, border feebly concave ; last simpie ray strong, bony, not serrated, about # length of head. Anal JII 5, not reaching caudal. Pectoral 4 length of head, not reaching ventral; base of latter slightly further back than origin of dorsal. Caudal peduncle 13 times as long as deep. Scales longitudinally striated, 28-29 ee 2 between lateral line and ventral. Brown above, yellowish beneath ; fins dark grey.
Total length 240 millim.—A larger specimen measures 430. Stream flowing down Mount Kilimanjaro, German East A frica.— Type, in Hamburg Museum, examined.
56. BARBUS RHOADESIL.
Bouleng. Aun. & Mag. N. H. (8) ii. 1908, p. 238.
Depth of body 52 to 3% times in total length, length of head 3% to 4times. Snout rounded, 3} to 34 times in length of head; eye 5 times in length of head, interorbital width 33 to 4 times; mouth terminal, its width 3 to 33 times in length of head; lower jaw slightly projecting ; lips moderately developed, lower interrupted on the chin; two barbels on each side, anterior minute, posterior 4 to 4 diameter of eye. Dorsal 1V 8, nearer occiput than root of caudal, border more or less concave ; last simple ray very strong, bony, not serrated, straight, about 4 length ‘ “”
BARBUS. 73 of head. Anal III 5, not reaching caudal. Pectoral 3 to 3 length of head, not reaching ventral; base of latter immediately in front of origin of dorsal. Caudal peduncle 13 to 12 times as long as deep. Scales 62~ longitudinally striated, 37-40 ~, 1 , 3-34 between lateral line and ventral, HOORRES WC yy ORY YE yy a8 x a ws y LAX VAN a aVOeV Barbus rhoadesii.
AUD 55 J6-18 round caudal peduncle. Olive to dark green aboye, white beneath.
Total length 525 millim, Lake Nyassa, 1-6. Types. L. Nyassa. Capt. E. L. Rhoades (P.), 57. BARBUS PLATYSTOMUS.
Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) x. 1902, p. 430, and Fish. Ni‘e, p. 234, pl. xb. fig. 2 (1907).
Depth of body 34 to 34 times in total Icngth, length of beed 4 to 44 times. Snout very broad, rounded, not quite 4 length of head; eye 5 to 6 times in length of head, interorbital width 22 to 5 times; mouth large, terminal, its width 5 times in length of head; lips moderately developed, lower interrupted on chin; two barbels on each side, anterior as long as eye, posterior 14 to 12 diameters of eye. Dorsal IV &-9, nearer occiput than caudal, border concave; last simple ray very strong, bony, not serrated, feebly curved, 2 to $ length of head. Anal III 4, reaching or nearly reaching caudal. Pectoral a little shorter than head, not reaching ventral; base of latter a little posterior to origin of dorsal. Caudal peduncle 1} times as long as deep. Scales longitudinally striated,
74 CYPRINID.
35-37 a 3 between lateral line and ventral, 12 round caudal peduncle. Bluish or steel-blue above, whitish beneath ; fins dark grey. Total length 310 millim. Lake Tsana, Abyssinia. Barbus platystonvus.
Type (F.N.). # 1-2. Types. Bahardar. Mr. E. Degen (C.). 58. BARBUS ZAPHIRI. Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) xvii. 1906, p. 563, and Fish. Nile, p. 235 pl. xlv. fig. 1 (1907). ’ Depth of body 8% times in total length, length of head 5} times. Barbus zaphiri.
Type (F. N.). 4.
Snout rounded, 54 times in length of head; eye 6 times in length of head, interorbital width 4 times; mouth terminal, its width 4 times in length of head, lower jaw slightly projecting; lps well developed. lower interrupted on chin ; two barbels on each side, nearly equal, about 14
BARBUS. 75 diameters of eye. Dorsal IV 9, equally distant from occiput and from caudal, border strongly concave; last simple ray very strong, bony, not serrated, feebly curved, about 3 length of head. Anal III 5, not reaching caudal. Pectoral about 3 length of head, nearly reaching ventral ; latter originating slightly in front of dorsal. Caudal peduncle 13 times as long as deep. Scales longitudinally striated, 51 a 21 between lateral line and ventral, 14 round caudal peduncle. Dark olive above, silvery white beneath ; fins greyish.
Yotal length 230 millim.
Didessa River (Blue Nile), Southern Ethiopia.
1. Type. Didessa R. Mr. P. C. Zaphiro (C.) ; W.N. McMillan, Esq. (P.).
59. BARBUS GORGUARI.
Riipp. Mus. Senckenb. ii. p. 9, pl. i. fig. 4 (1837); Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) x. 1902, p. 424, and Fish. Nile, p. 237, pl. xliv. (1907). Barbus elongatus, Riipp. t. c. p. 11, pl. ii. fig. 1. Luciobarbus gorguari, Heck, Russegger’s Reise Eeypt. iii. p. 324 (1846) Luciobarbus elongatus, Heck. 1. ec.
Depth of body 32 to 4% times in total length, length of head 34 to 33 times. Snout rounded, 24 to 24 times in length of head; eye 4 (young) to 8 times in length of head, interorbital width 83% to 4 times; mouth terminal, or lower jaw projecting; lips well developed, lower interrupted Fie.53, Barbus gorquari.
L. Tsana (F.N.). 4.
on chin; two barbels on each side, as long as or shorter than eye. Dorsal 111-1V 8-9, nearly equally distant from occiput and from caudal, border more or less distinctly concave ; last simple ray strong, bony, not serrated, straight or feebly curved, 2 to 3 length of head, Anal II] 5, b
76 CYPRINID, usually reaching caudal in adult. Pectoral 3 to # length of head, not reaching ventral; base of latter below iit rays of dorsal. Caudal peduncle 13 to 2 times as long as deep. Scales longitudinally striated, 32-36 Lop 24-3 between lateral line and ventral, 12 round caudal peduncle. Green, blue, brownish yellow, coppery red, or blackish above, yellow or white beneath.
Total length 530 millim.
Lake sana, Abyssinia.—Types in Senckenberg Museum, Frankfort (M.).
1, 2-7, 8-13. Ad, her., Zegi and Bahardar. Mr. Ei. Degen (C.). &yg.
14. Skel. L. Tsana.
60. BARBUS OXYRHYNCHUS.
Pfeff. Jahrb. Hamb. Wiss. Anst. vi. 2, 1889, p. 18, and x. 2, 1893, p. 35, pl. i. fig. 2, and Thierw. O-Afr., Fische, p. 64 (1896).
Depth of body equal to length of head, 53 to 3} times in total length. Snout rather pointed, as long as eye, which is 3 times in length of head (young); interorbital width also 35 times in length of head; mouth terminal, its width 4 times in length of head; lips feebly developed, lower interrupted on chin; two barbels on ie side, anterior about 4 diameter of eye, posterior about 3. Dorsal IV 8, equally distant from eye and from caudal, border concave ; last Bai ray very strong, bony, not serrated, straight, as long as head. Anal III 5, not reaching caudal. Pectoral 32 length of head, not reaching ventral; base of latter below anterior rays of dorsal. Caudal peduncle 1} times as long as deep. Scales longitudinaily striated, 26-27 - 2 between lateral line and ventral, 12 round caudal peduncle. Silvery, brownish on the back. Total length 55 millim.
Rufu River (Pangani), German East Africa.—Types (very young specimens), in Hamburg Museum, examined.
61. BARBUS PLATYRHINUS.
Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) yi. 1900, p. 479, Poiss. Bass. Congo, p. 223 (1901), and Tr. Zool. Soc. xvi. 1901, p. 144, pl. xii. fig. 2. Depth of body 5} times in total length, length of head 4 times. Snout broad and rounded, about % length of head; eye 5} times in length of head, interorbital width 24 times; mouth Aenean its width 53 times in length of head ; lips saad att developed, ea interrupted on the