BARBUS. 85 31-33 a 2-21 between lateral line and ventral, 16 round caudal peduncle. Brownish above, whitish beneath, with a very indistinct dark band above the lateral line.
Total length 155 millim.
Morocco, 1-2. Types. Oum Erbiah. Mr. F. W. Riggenbach (C.). 3. Type. R. Talmist. ” 71. BARBUS FRITSCHIL.
Giinth. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (4) xiii. 1874, p. 231, pl. xiv. fig. A. Depth of body 3} to 4 times in total length, length of head 31 to 43 times. Snout rounded, its length 3 (young) to 32 times in length of head; diameter of eye 34 to 4 times in length of head, interorbital width 23 to 24 times; mouth inferior, transverse, crescentic, with obtuse a es ‘ ON N\/ AN \ RA Bay y Vs y Barbus fritschir.
Type. 2.
lower edge, its width 3 to 4 times in length of head; lips feebly developed, widely interrupted on the chin; two barbels on each side, anterior about 4, posterior 2 to 1 diameter of eye. Dorsal III-IV 8-9, equally distant from eye or occiput and from root of caudal, border straight or slightly concave; last simple ray bony but rather feeble, not serrated, the bony part } to 2 length of head. Anal III 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 14 times aslong asdeep. Scales longitudinally striated,
86 CYPRINIDZ.
5i-AR 30-33 Goa, 25-3 between lateral line and ventral, 16 round caudal peduncle. Silvery, back darker; a more or less distinct greyish or blackish lateral band.
Total length 180 millim.
Morocco.
1-5. Her. & yg., Wed Ksib. Prof. J. Rein & Dr. C. v. types. Fritsch (P.).
6. Ad. Near Mogador (in interior). C. A. Payton, Hsq. (P-). 7-12. Ad. & her. Shishawa R. Mr. F. W. Riggenbach (C.). 13. Skel. eA » 72. BARBUS WALDOI.
Capoéta waldoi, Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) ix. 1902, p. 123. Barbus waldoi, Bouleng. op. cit. xvi. 1905, p. 44. Depth of body 32 to 4 times in total length, length of head 4% to 5 times. Snout rounded, as long as or slightly longer than eye, which Barbus waldot.
Shishawa R. 2.
is 4 times in length of head; interorbital width 24 to 2} times in length of head; mouth inferior, its width 23 to 3 times in length of head, lower jaw transverse, feebly curved, sharp-edged, covered with a horny sheath; lips feebly developed, widely interrupted on the chin; two pairs of barbels, anterior } diameter of eye, second a little shorter than eye. Dorsal III 9, equally distant from occiput or eye and from root of caudal, border straight; last simple ray ossified but feeble, smooth ; longest ray $ or % the length of the head. Anal II 6, reaching caudal.
BARBUS. 87 Pectoral a little shorter than head, not reaching ventral, the base of which is below anterior rays of dorsal. Caudal peduncle 1} to 1} times as long as deep. Scales longitudinally striated, 32-35 Bp 24-3 between lateral line and ventral, 16 round caudal peduncle. Steel-grey above, silvery beneath; a more or less distinct darker lateral band. Total length 160 millim.
Morocco.
1-2. Types. Trigadir-el-hor. E. G. B. Meade-Waldo, Esq. (P.). 3. Ad. Shishawa R. Mr. F. W. Riggenbach (C.).
73, BARBUS ATLANTICUS.
Capoéta atlantica, Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) ix. 1902, p. 123. Barbus atlanticus, Bouleng. op. cit. xvi. 1905, p. 44. Depth of body slightly greater than length of head, 4 times in total length. Snout rounded, a little longer than eye, which is 4 times in length of head; interorbital width 24 times in length of head ; mouth Fig,65.
Barbus atlanticus.
Type.
inferior, its width 3 times in length of head, lower jaw feebly curved, sharp-edged, covered with a horny sheath ; lips feebly developed, widely interrupted on the chin; two barbels on each side, anterior ? diameter of the eye, posterior 4 or #. Small pearl-like excrescences on the sides and top of the head. Dorsal II1 9; third ray feeble, smooth, stiff part } to 3 length of head. Anal II 6, not reaching caudal. Pectoral a little shorter than head, not reaching ventral, which is inserted under anterior rays of dorsal. Caudal peduncle nearly twice
88 CYPRINIDA.
as long as deep. Scales longitudinally striated, 35-56 Bs 24 between lateral line and ventral, 16 round caudal peduncle. Steel-grey above, silvery beneath ; an indistinct darker lateral band. Total length 120 millim.
Morocco.
1-2. Types. Trigadir-el-hor. E. G. B. Meade- Waldo, Esq. (P.). 74. BARBUS GILCHRINSTI, sp. n.
Depth of body 44 times in total length, length of head 33% times. Snout rounded, projecting beyond mouth, 4 length of head; eye 5} times in length of head, interorbital width 34 times; width of mouth 3 times in length of head; lips very thick, lower extending across chin, Fig.66.
Barbus gilchristi.
Type. 2.
both produced into triangular lobes ; 2 barbels on each side, posterior a little longer than anterior and slightly longer than eye. Dorsal III 8, a little nearer root of caudal than occiput, border slightly concave; last simple ray feebly enlarged, segmented down to its lower third, smooth, about 2 length of head. Anal II 5, not reaching caudal. Pectoral 2 length of head, not reaching ventral; latter below anterior rays of dorsal. Caudal peduncle nearly twice as long as deep. Scales longitudinally striated, 42 oe, 4 between lateral line and ventral, 14 round caudal peduncle. Olive-brown above, with small black spots, whitish beneath. Total length 165 millim.
Cape Colony.
1. Type. Kraai R., Barkly Hast. Dr. J. D. F. Gilchrist (P.).
BARBUS. 89 75. BARBUS BOWKERI.
Barbus gurneyi, part., Giinth. Cat. Fish. vii. p. 102 (1868). Barbus bowkeri, Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) ix. 1902, p. 288. Depth of body equal to length of head, 33 to 44 times in total length. Snout rounded, feebly projecting beyond mouth, about 4 length of head ; eye 43 to 54 times in length of head, interorbital width 2} to 3 times ; width of mouth 34 to 4 times in length of head; lips thick, lower extending across chin, where it may form a small rounded lobe; 2 barbels on each side, posterior a little longer than anterior and as long as or slightly longer than eye. Dorsal III 8-9, equally distant from occiput Fig.67.
Burbus bowkeri.
Type.
and from root of caudal, border slightly concave; last simple ray not enlarged, flexible, smooth, ? to 3 length of head. Anal II-III 4, reaching or nearly reaching caudal. Pectoral 3 to 3 length of head, not reaching ventral; latter below anterior rays of dorsal. Scales longitudinally striated, 33-36 ee 24+ between lateral line and ventral, 14-16 round caudal peduncle. Olive-brown above, silvery beneath. Total length 255 millim.
Natal.
1-5. Ad., types of B. gurneyt and B. bowkeri. Durban. Mr. T. Ayres (C.). 6. Skel. Fe A 7. Hgr., type. » » 8-9. Hgr., types. ts Col. Bowker (P.).
90 CYPRINID.
76. BARBUS AUREUS.
Labeobarbus aureus, Cope, Tr. Amer. Philos. Soc. (2) xiii. 1869, p. 406. Barbus aureus, Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) xix. 1907, p. 391, fig. Depth of body equal to length of head, 33 times in total length. Snout rounded, feebly projecting beyond mouth, 4 length of head; eye 4 to 4} times in length of head, interorbital width 3 times; mouth evenly curved, its width 3} times in length of head; lower jaw with a Barbus aureus.
Type (Ann. & Mag. N. H. 1907). 3.
sharp edge; lips thin, not extending across chin; 2 barbels on each side, equal or posterior the longer; as long as or a little shorter than eye. Dorsal III 8, equally distant from occiput and from root of caudal, border concave ; last simple ray not enlarged, flexible, smooth, # length of head. Anal III 5, not reaching caudal. Pectoral ? length of head, not reaching ventral; base of latter below anterior rays of dorsal. Caudal peduncle 1} times as long as deep. Scales longitudinally striated, 34-37 Pes 23 between lateral line and ventral, 16 round caudal peduncle. No markings.
Total length 195 millim.
Umvoti, Natal.—Types in Academy of Nat. Sc., Philadelphia. 1. Her. Natal. Dr. Gibb (C.) ; Army Medical College (P.). 2-3. Her. 55 Army Medical College (P.).
77. BARBUS JOHNSTONII.
Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) xx. 1907, p. 488. Depth of body equal to length of head, 4 times in total length. 2 Snout rounded, # or 4 length of head; eye 44 to 5 times in length of head, interorbital width 24 times; mouth inferior, its width 3 to
BARBUS. 91 34 times in length of head; lower jaw with a blunt edge, covered by a thin horny sheath; lips feebly developed, lower confined to the sides ; barbels two on each side, posterior slightly longer than anterior and as long as eye. Dorsal IV 9, equally distant from centre of eye and from caudal; last simple ray flexible, not enlarged, as long as head ; border of fin concave. Anal III 5, not reaching caudal. Pectoral slightly shorter than head, not reaching ventral; latter below middle Barbus johnstonii.
Type. 2.
of dorsal. Caudal peduncle 14 times as long as deep. Scales longitudinally striated, 34-38 ee 23-3 between lateral line and ventral, 12-14 round caudal peduncle. Silvery, darker on the back. Total length 230 millim.
Lake Nyassa.
1. Type. Between Kondowe and Karonga. Sir H. H. Johnston (P.). 2. Ad. L. Nyassa. Capt. E. L. Rhoades (P.).
78. BARBUS ZAMBESENSIS.
Labeobarbus zambezensis, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1852, p- 683, and Reise Mossamb. iy. p. 49, pl. x. fig. 2 (1868).
Barbus zambezensis, Giinth. Cat. Fish. vii. p. 105 (1868). Depth of body equal to length of head, 4 times in total length. Snout about 3 length of head; eye 4 times in length of head, equal to interorbital width; mouth inferior; both lips much developed, each more or less produced into a pointed median lobe; two barbels on each
92 CYPRINIDA.
side, posterior twice as long as anterior and as long as eye. Dorsal IV 9, equally distant from eye and from root of caudal, border concave ; last simple ray not enlarged, smooth, nearly as Jong as head. Anal III 5, not reaching caudal. Pectoral shorter than head, not reaching ventral; latter below middle of dorsal. Caudal peduncle about 14 times My Barbus zambesensis.
AfterPeters(ReiseMossamb.).
as long as deep. Scales longitudinally striated, 32-34 a 3 between lateral line and ventral, 12 round caudal peduncle. Upper parts and fins green, lower parts silvery tinged with yellow. Total length 150 millim.
Zambesi.—Types in Berlin Museum.
79. BARBUS LOBOCHILUS, sp. n.
Depth of body equal to length of head, 4 times in total length. Snout pointed, 3 times in length of head; eye 43 times in total length, interorbital width 3 times; mouth inferior, its width 4 times in length of head; both lips much developed, each produced into a long pointed median lobe; two barbels on each side, auterior 7 length of eye, posterior as long as eye. Dorsal IV 8, equally distant from occiput and from root of caudal, border concave; last simple ray not enlarged, smooth, 3 length of head. Anal III 5, not reaching caudal. Pectoral 3 length of head, not reaching ventral; base of latter a little behind origin of dorsal. Caudal peduncle 1} times as