BARBUS. 17 chin; two barbels on each side, subequal, as long as eye. Dorsal IIT 8, equally distant from eye and from root of caudal, border rather convex ; last simple ray feebly enlarged, ossified, smooth, } length of head. Anal IIL 5, not reaching caudal. Pectoral a little shorter than head, not reaching ventral; base of latter below middle of dorsal. Candal peduncle about 13 times as long as deep. Scales longitudinally striated, Fig.54.
D> Barlus platyrhinus.
Type (ir ZS. 1901). 3.)
40:
Olive-brown above, golden yellow beneath.
Total length 390 millim.
Lake Tanganyika.
gle Usambura. Prof, J. E. 8. Moore (C.).
3% between lateral line and ventral, 16 round caudal peduncle. 52 62. BARBUS NYASSA.
Keilhack, Sitzb. Ges. naturf. Fr. Berl. 1908, p. 165. Depth of body 53 to 4 times in total length, length of head 4+ times. Snout pointed, prominent, 2% times in length of head; eye 4 times in length of head, interorbital width 2} times; mouth inferior, transverse, its width 23 times in length of head; lower jaw with a sharp edge; lips feebly developed, lower restricted to the sides; two barbels on each side, posterior a little longer than anterior and not quite } diameter of eye. Dorsal 1V 9, border concave; last simple ray strong, bony, not serrated, nearly as long as head. Anal III 5, not quite reaching caudal. Pectoral $? length of head. Ventral below middle of dorsal. Caudal peduncle 1? times as long as deep. Scales 36-40 oh 4 between lateral line and ventral.
Total length 118 millim.
Take Nyassa.—Type in Berlin Museum.
78 CYPRINIDA, 63. BARBUS HLEPHANTIS.
Bouleng. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1907, p. 310, fig. Depth of body equal to length of head, 4 times in total length. Snout rounded, 3 times in length of head; eye 4 times in length of head, interorbital width 23 times; mouth inferior, feebly curved, its width 5} times in length of head, lower jaw with a sharp edge; lower lip restricted to the sides; two barbels on each side, anterior 3 diameter of eye, posterior as long as eye. Dorsal IV 8, equally distant from eye and from root of caudal, border concave; last simple ray strong, bony, PEEL.
Q MAK SEE ENS ° aS OY Gj Barbus elephantis.
Type (P. ZS. 1907). #.
not serrated, its rigid part 2 length of head. Anal III 5, not reaching caudal. Pectoral 3 length of head, not reaching ventral ; base of latter below middle of dorsal. Caudal peduncle 13 times as long as deep. Scales longitudinally striated, 37 sis 3 between lateral line and ventral, 14 round caudal peduncle. Muddy grey above, white beneath ; dorsal yellowish grey; caudal and paired fins bright pink. Total length 155 millim.
Groot Olifant River, Transvaal.
1. Type. Groot Olifant R. Major G. E. Bruce (P.). 64. BARBUS SECTOR.
Bouleng. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1907, p. 309, pl. xviii. fig. 2. Depth of body 33 times in total length, length of head 43 times. Snout rounded, 3 times in length of head; eye 4 times in length of head, interorbital width 2$ times; mouth inferior, feebly curved, its width 3 times in length of head, lower jaw with a sharp edge; lower lip restricted to the sides; two barbels on each side, anterior about 4,
BARBUS. 79 posterior about } diameter of eye, Dorsal IV 9. equally distant from eye and from root of caudal, border feebly concave; last simple ray strong, bony, not serrated, its rigid part 2 length of head. Anal IIL 5, not reaching caudal. Pectoral a little shorter than head, not reaching ventral; base of latter below middle of dorsal. Caudal peduncle 1? times as long as deep. Scales longitudinally striated, 29 Z. lateral line and ventral, 12 round caudal peduncle. Muddy grey above, white beneath ; dorsal yellowish grey; caudal and paired fins bright 24 between Barbus sector.
Type (P. Z. 8. 1907). 4, Total length 440 millim.
Groot Olifant River, ‘Transvaal.
1. Type. Groot Olifant R. Major G. E. Bruce (P.).
65. BARBUS MICRONEMA.
Boweng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) xiii. 1904, p. 237.
Depth of body 3 times in total length, length of head 4 to 44 times. Snout rounded-subtruncate, 23 to 3 times in length of head, with small pearl-like granules on the sides; eye 423 to 53 times in length of head, interorbital width 2 to 23 times; mouth inferior, forming a broken arch, a feebly curved transverse line in front, its width 3 times in length of head ; edge of lower jaw forming a blunt keel; lips feebly developed, lower restricted to the sides; barbels one or two on each side, the anterior, if present, quite minute, the posterior 4 diameter of eye. Dorsal III 10, a little nearer occiput than root of caudal, border concave ; last simple ray strong, bony, not serrated, its rigid part 2 to 3 length of head. Anal III 5, reaching caudal. Pectoral as long as or a little
80 CYPRINIDA.
shorter than head, not approaching ventral; base of latter below middle of dorsal. Caudal peduncle slightly longer than deep. Scales longitudinally striated, 27 ih 2 between lateral line and ventral, 12 round caudal peduncle. Olive-brown above, golden below, the scales darker at the base; fins dark.
Barbus micronenc, eer ise Total length 540 millim.
Kaibi River, South Cameroon.
1-2. Types. Kribi R. G. Li. Bates, Esq. (C.).
66. BARBUS BRUCIL.
Bouleng. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1907, p. 309, pl. xviii. fig. 1. Depth of body 5} to 33 times in total length, length of head 32 to 4 times. Snout rounded-subacuminate, 2% times in length of head, strongly projecting beyond mouth; eye 5 times in length of head, interorbital width nearly 3 times; mouth inferior, its width 4 to 44 times in length of head; lips strongly developed, upper sometimes produced into a large lobe, lower continuous and forming a rounded or subtriangular mental lobe ; two barbels on each side, anterior about 3 diameter of eye, posterior 2 to #. Dorsal LV 9, equally distant from cenire of eye and from root of caudai, border strongly concave; last simple ray strong, bony, uot serrated, 3 length of head. Anal III 5, not reaching root of caudal. Pectoral $ length of head, not reaching ventral; base of latter below middle of dorsal. Caudal peduncle 13 times as long as
BARBUS. 81 deep. Scales longitudinally striated, 29 is 2 between lateral line and ventral, 12 round caudal peduncle. Muddy grey above, white beneath; dorsal yellowish grey; caudal and paired fins bright pink. Total length 220 millim. Groot Olifant River, Transvaal. Fig.58.
Barbus brueit.
Type (P. Z.8. 1907). 8.
1. Her., type. Groot Olifant R. Major G. EH. Bruce (P.) 2. Ad. Middelburg. S. Pershouse, Esq. (P.). 67. BARBUS HARTERTI.
Giinth. Noy. Zool. viii. 1901, p. 367, pl. xviii. fig. A. Depth of body 31 to 32 times in total length, length of head 4 to 4} times. Snout rounded, 3} to 4 times in length of head; eye 33 Fig.59.
Barbus harterti.
Type, after Giinther (7. c.). 3. (young) to 5 times in length of head, interorbital width 21 to 24 times; VOL. II. G
82 CYPRINIDA.
mouth inferior, its width 3} to 4 times in length of head; lips moderately developed, interrupted on the chin; two barbels on each side, nearly equal in length, 1} to 2 diameters of eye (not longer than eye in young). Dorsal [V 9, equally distant from eye or occiput and from root of caudal, upper border slightly concave ; last simple ray very strong, bony, not serrated, at least 2 length of head, usually as long as head. Anal III 6 (rarely 7), not reaching caudal. Pectoral as long as head or slightly shorter, not reaching ventral; base of latter below anterior rays of dorsal. Caudal peduncle 1} to 1} times as long as deep. Scales longitudinally striated, 52-35 aed 24-3 between lateral line and ventral, 14-16 round caudal peduncle, Brown or olive above, silvery white beneath.
Total length 285 millim.
Morocco.
1-2. Type. Oum Erbiah. Dr. E. Hartert (P.).
3-10, 11-17. Ad., Mr. F. W. Riggenbach (C.).
her., & yg.
7 18. Skel. ” 2 19-21. Ad. Mazagan. » 22. Her. R. Talmist. » 68. BARBUS PAYTONIL, sp. n.
Depth of body 3} to 33 times in total length, length of head 4 to 4$ Barbus paytonii.
Type.
times. Snout rounded, 53 to 3y times in length of head; eye 34 to 4 times in length of head, interorbital width 23 to 24 times; mouth inferior, transverse, crescentic, with obtuse lower edge; lips feebly
BARBUS. 83 developed, widely interrupted on the chin; two barbels on each side, anterior 4 to 3, posterior 3 to 2 diameter of eye; males with small pearl-like tubercles on the head. Dorsal ILI-1V 8-9, equally distant from occiput and from root of caudal, upper border straight or slightly concave ; last simple ray moderately strong, bony, not serrated, } length of head. Anal II 6, not quite reaching caudal. Pectoral a little shorter than head, not reaching ventral; base of latter below anterior rays of dorsal. Caudal peduncle 14 times as long as deep. Scales longitudinally striated, 32-35 Wp 23-3 between lateral line and ventral, 16 round caudal peduncle. Brownish above, silvery white beneath ; a dark streak above the lateral line, from head to root of caudal.
Total length 125 millim.
Morocco.
1-7. Types. Oum Erbiah, near Mazagan. Mr. F. W. Riggenbach (C.). 69. BARBUS ROTHSCHILDI.
Giinth. Noy. Zool. viii. 1901, p. 368, pl. xviii. fig. B, and ix. 1902, p. 448. Depth of body 34 to 44 times in total length, length of head 4 to 5 times. Snout rounded, its length equal to that of eye, which is 34 to 33 times in length of head ; interorbital width 24 to 24 times in length of head; mouth inferior, transverse, crescentic, with obtuse lower edge ; Vig.61.
Barbus rothschildi.
Type, after Giinther (1. c.). ayn lips feebly developed, widely interrupted on the chin; two barbels on each side, anterior 4 to 3, posterior 2 to 1 diameter of eye. Dorsal III-1V 8-9, equally distant from eye or occiput and from root of caudal, G2
84 CYPRINIDA.
upper border slightly concave ; last simple ray very strong, bony, not serrated, as long as head or a little shorter. Anal 11 6, reaching caudal. Pectoral as long as head, not reaching ventral; base of latter below anterior rays of dorsal. Caudal peduncle 14 to 2 times as long as deep. Scales longitudinally striated, 31—35 i, 2-24 between lateral line and ventral, 16 round caudal peduncle. Silvery, back brownish. Total length 150 millim.
Morocco.
1-2. Type. Oum Erbiah. Dr. E. Hartert (P.).
3-7. Ad. & hgr. cs Mr. F. W. Riggenbach (C.).
8-9. Ad. & her. Mazagan. os 70. BARBUS RIGGENBACHI.
Giinth. Noy. Zool. ix. 1902, p. 447, pl. xxiii.
Depth of body 32 to 4 times in total length, length of head 4} to 44 times. Snout rounded, 3 to 33 times in length of head; eye 4 to 44 times in length of head, interorbital width 23 to 23 times; mouth Barbus riggenbachi.
Type, after Giinther (1. c.). 2.
inferior, its width 3 times in length of head ; lips moderate, interrupted on the chin ; two barbels on each side, anterior } to 2, posterior | to 1} diameters of eye; inside of mouth with a dermal pad on each side of the upper jaw. Dorsal III-IV 8-9, equally distant from occiput and from root of caudal, border straight or slightly concave ; last simple ray strong, bony, not serrated, 3 to 3 length of head. Anal II 6, reaching caudal. Pectoral as long as head or a little shorter, not reaching ventral; base of latter below anterior rays of dorsal. Caudal peduncle 14 to 13 times as long as deep. Scales longitudinally striated,