BARBUS. 109 96. BARBUS CALLENSIS.
Cay. & Val. Hist. Poiss. xvi. p. 147 (1842); Guichen. Explor. Sc. Alg., Poiss. p. 93 (1850).
? Barbus leptopogon (Agass.), Bonap. Icon. Faun. Ital., Pesce. pl. —. fig. 3 (1839). Barbus callensis, part., Giinth. Cat. Fish. vii. p. 92 (1868) ; Playf. & Letourn. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (4) viii. 1871, p. 392.
Depth of body 34 to 4 times in total length, length of head about the same. Snout rounded, 3 times in length of head; eye 3} (young) to 5 times in length of head, interorbital width 22 to 3 times; mouth subinferior, its width 4 to 44 times in length of head; lips well Vig.86.
Barbus callensis.
Algiers. 4.
developed, interrupted on the chin; two barbels on each side, 14 to 2 times diameter of eye (less in the young). Dorsal IV 8, equally distant from occiput and from root of caudal, border straight or slightly concave ; last simple ray very strong, bony, strongly serrated, serrated part 2 to ? length of head. Anal III 5, reaching or nearly reaching caudal. Pectoral 2 to # length of head, not reaching ventral; base of latter below anterior rays of dorsal. Caudal peduncle 14 to 14 times as long as deep. Scales radiately striated, 40—47 eee 4—5 between lateral line and ventral, 18-20 round caudal peduncle. Olive above, silvery beneath ; young sometimes dark-spotted.
Total length 220 millim.
Algeria and Morocco.—Types in Paris Museum *.
* T am indebted to. Dr. Pellegrin for information concerning these specimens.
110 CYPRINIDZ, 1. Ad. a Calle, near Algiers. M. Guichenot (C.); Paris Museum (E.), 2-7, 8, 9-13, 14-18. Ad., Algiers. Sir L. Playfair (P.). her., & yg.
19-28. Her. & yg. Ain Drohe, near Biskra. Lord Walsingham (P.). 29-30. Ye. Oumach. KR. Gurney, Hsq. (P.).
dl. Ye. Algeria.
32. Ad. Tangier. M. G. Buchet (C.) ; Paris Museum (£.).
97, BARBUS SETIVIMENSIS.
Cuy. & Val. Hist. Poiss. xvi. p. 149 (1842); Guichen. Explor. Se. Alg., Poiss. p: 93 (1850) ; Vincig. Ann. Mus. Genova, xx. 1884, p. 438. Barbus setifensis, Playf. & Letourn. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (4) viii. 1871, p. 392. Depth of body equal or nearly equal to length of head, 34 to 4 times in total length. Snout rounded, 5 to 34 times in length of head; eye 4 (young) to 74 times in length of head, interorbital width 24 to 3 times; mouth inferior, its width 54 to 4 times in length of head; lips moderate, lower interrupted on chin; two barbels on each side, subequal, 14 to 2 times as long as eye (scarcely longer than eye in young). Dorsal IV 7-8, equally distant from occiput or eye and from root of caudal, border straight or slightly concave; last simple ray moderately Barbus setivimensis.
Algeria. 3.
strong, bony, serrated, serrated part 2 to 4 length of head. Anal III 4, reaching, or nearly reaching, caudal. Pectoral } to $ length of head, not reaching ventral; base of latter below anterior half of dorsal. Caudal peduncle 14 to 14 times as long as deep. Scales radiately
BARBUS. 111 striated, 40-45 een 4—5 between lateral Jine and ventral, 18 or 20 laos round caudal peduncle. beneath ; young sometimes dark-spotted. Total length 300 millim. Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia *.-Type in Paris Museum. 1-3, 4-9. Her. & yg. Daley 11-12. Ad.
13-17. Ad. her., & yg. 18. Skel.
19-28. Ad, her., & yg. 29. Her.
to) Bouleng. Nov. Zool. xii. Algeria.
Wed Ksib, near Mogador. 59 bh) Shishawa R., Atlas of Moroceo.
” 7 Wed Fara, Proy. Rahamma,Morocco.
Trigadir-el-hor, Morocco, 98. BARBUS KSIBI. 1905, p. 509, fig. Olive to copper-coloured above, whitish Sir L. Playfair (P.). Prof. J. Rein (P.). Mr. £. W. Riggenbach (C.). ier Gras Ee Eq. (P.).
Meade-Waldo, Barbus sili, 4, with upper view of head and detached third dorsal ray. (Nov. Zool. 1905.) Depth of bedy 33 to 4} times in total length, length of head 34 to 5% times. Snout obtusely pointed, 12 to 21 times as long as eye; diameter of eye 4 to 6 times in length of head, interorbital width 24 to *ThaveexaminedtheTunisianspecimenspreservedintheGenoaMuseum.
112 CYPRINID.
24 times; mouth inferior, its width } to } length of head; lips well developed, interrupted on the chin; barbels two on each side, equal in length, 13 to 2 times diameter of eye. Dorsal III 7-8, last simple ray moderately strong, serrated at the base, 3 to 2 length of head; border of the fin convex; its distance from the occiput equal to or slightly less than its distance from the caudal fin. Anal III 5, longest ray 3 to 2 length of head, reaching root of caudal ora little beyond. Pectoral about 2 length of head, not reaching ventral; latter a little shorter, below anterior rays of dorsal. Caudal peduncle about 1} times as long asdeep. Scales radiately striated, 41-46 ae 4 between lateral line and ventral, 18-20 round caudal peduncle. Brownish above, white beneath ; fins white.
Total length 220 millim.
Morocco.
1-8. Types. Wed Ksib. Mr. F. W. Riggenbach (C.).
99. BARBUS ANTINORII, sp. n.
Barbus callensis (non C. & V.), Vincig. Ann. Mus. Genova, xx. 1884, p. 434. Depth of body 4 to 43 times in total length, length of head 34 to Ke Barbus antinorti.
Type.32.
41 times. Snout rounded, 3 to 33 times in length of head; eye 4 (young) to 6 times in length of head, interorbital width 23 to 3 times ; mouth inferior, its width 4 times in length of head; lips moderate, lower not extending across chin; two barbels on each side, subequal, 14 (young) to 2 diameters of eye. Dorsal III 7 (rarely 8), nearer root
BARBUS. 13 of caudal than occiput, border slightly convex; last simple ray moderately strong, bony, strongly serrated, serrated part 2 to 2 length of head. Anal III 5, reaching caudal. Pectoral 2 to $ length of head, not reaching ventral; base of latter partly in advance of dorsal. Caudal peduncle 14 to 14 times as long as deep. Scales radiately striated, 44-47 a, 5-6 between lateral line and ventral, 18-20 round caudal peduncle. - Brownish aboye, whitish beneath.
Total length 215 millim.
Tunisia.—Types in Genoa Museum.
1. One of the types. Oasis of Nefzana. Marquis O. Antinori (C.) ; Genoa Museum (P.).
100. BARBUS NASUS.
Giinth. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (4) xiii. 1874, p. 232, pl. xiv. fig. B, and Nov. Zool. viii. 1901, p. 368, pl. xix.
Depth of body 4 to 5 times in total length, length of head 3% to 41 times. Snout narrow, pointed, 24 to 24 times in length of head; eye 4 (young) to 6 times in length of head, interorbital width 33 to 45 times; mouth very narrow and inferior, its width 43 to 6 times in Fig.90.
Barbus nasus.
After Giinther (Noy. Zool. 1901), 3.
length of head; lips thick, not extending across chin; barbels two on each side, anterior 1} to 2 times diameter of eye, posterior 13 to 25 times. Dorsal 1V 7-8, equally distant from eye and from root of caudal, border concave; last simple ray very strong, bony, strongly serrated, serrated portion 3 to? length of head. Anal IIL 5, not reaching VOL. 1. I
114 CYPRINIDA.
caudal. Pectoral nearly as long as head, or at least { its length, narrowly separated from or nearly reaching ventral. First ray of ventral anterior to origin of dorsal. Caudal peduncle 13 to 1} times as long as deep. Scales radiately striated, 46-50 seigp 4—5 between lateral line and yentral, 20-22 round caudal peduncle. Brownish or olive above, whitish beneath.
Total length 210 millim.
Morocco.
1-2. Her. & ye., Morocco. Prof. J. Rein & Dr. C. von types. Fritsch (C.).
3. Ad. Oum Erbiah, near Mazagan. Dr. EK. Hartert (P.). 4, Hor. Ss 3 Mr. F. W. Riggenbach (C.). 5. Her. R. Talmist. 5 6-7. Her. Trigadir-el-hor. KH. G. B. Meade-Waldo, sq. (P.).
101. BARBUS SERRA.
Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1864, p. 394; Giinth. Cat. Fish. vii. p. 94 (1868). Depth of body 43 to 53 times in total length, length of head 53 to 53 times. Snout rounded, 3 length of head; eye 45 to 5 times in length Fig.91.
y) Nenonanneeee aad anansnans Lo NPS SAO Barbus serra.
OlifantsRiver.
of head, interorbital width 54 times; mouth terminal, its width 4 times in length of head; lips moderate, interrupted on the chin; barbels two on each side, equal, as long as eye. Dorsal IV §, equally distant from gill-opening and from root of caudal, border slightly concave; last simple ray very strong, bony, strongly serrated, serrated portion 2 length of head. Anal III 5, not reaching caudal. Pectoral 2 length of head,
BARBUS. 115 nearly reaching ventral. Root of ventral entirely in front of dorsal. Caudal peduncle twice as long as deep. Scales radiately striated, 44-46 = 4—5 between lateral line and ventral, 20 round caudal peduncle. Brown above, with darker spots, white beneath.
Total length 110 millim.; grows to 180.
Cape Colony.—Type in Berlin Museum.
1. Her. Olifants R., Clanwilliam. South African Museum (E.). 102. BARBUS PALUDINOSUS.
Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1852, p. 683; Giinth. Cat. Fish. viii. p. 102 (1868) ; Peters, Reise Mossamb. iv. p. 51, pl. xi. fig. 1 (1868) ; Pfeff. Thierw. O.-Afr., Fische, p. 61 (1896); M. Weber, Zool. Jahrb., Syst. x. 1897, p. 151; Pellegr. Mém. Soc. Zool. France, xvii. 1905, p. 177. Barbus welwitschii, Giinth. t. c. p. 101.
Barbus vinciguerra’, Pfeff. op. cit. p. 62; Hilgend. & Pappenh. Sitzb. Ges. naturf. Fr. Berl. 1903, p. 270; Hilgend. Zool. Jahrb., Syst. xxii. 1905, p.413.
Barbus macropristis, Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) xiii. 1904, p. 449, and Fish. Nile, p. 241, pl. xlvi. fig. 2 (1907).
Barbus macropristis meruensis, Lénnb. Kilim.-Meru Exped., Fish. p. 3 (1907). Depth of body 33 to 44 times in total length, length of head 33 to 4 Fig.$2.
Barbus paludinosus, Type,afterPeters(ReiseMossninb.).
times. Snout rounded, as long as or a little shorter than eye, which is 34 to 4 times in length of head; interorbital width 24 to 3 times in length of head; mouth terminal or subinferior, its width 34 to 4 times in length of head; lips feebly developed; two barbels on each side, anterior about 4, posterior 2 to 1 diameter of eye. Dorsal III 7 (rarely 8), equally distant from eye or occiput and from root of caudal, ia
116 CYPRINIDA, border straight or slightly concave; last simple ray very strong, bony, strongly serrated, as long as or a little shorter (rarely a little longer) than head. Anal III 5*, not reaching caudal. Pectoral # to + length of head, usually reaching or nearly reaching ventral; base of latter entirely in advance of dorsal. Caudal peduncle 1? to 2 times as long as deep. Scales radiately striated, 34-39 ears 3-4 between lateral nele. Green above (fide Peters), silvery white below, fins red; a black spot may be present at the base of the caudal. Total length 105 millim. line and ventral, 16-18 round caudal peduncle. East Africa to Angola, Orange River, and Natal.—Types in Berlin Museum.
1-3. Ad.
4-5, Ad. & hor.
6-7. Types of B.macropristis.
Akaki R., Hawash, 8. Ethiopia. Suksuk R., L. Zwai, 8. Ethiopia. L. Victoria.
Mr. P. CU. Zaphiro (C.) ; W.N.McMillan, Esq.(P.). Prof. O. Neumann & BaronC.vonHrlanger((.). Mr. W. G. Doggett (C.) ; Col. Delmé Radcliffe (P.). 8-9. Her. Umbugwe, Masai, German Prof. O. Neumann (C.) ; East Africa. Berlin Museum (H.). 10-12. Ad. Ufiomi, 35 5 5p 13-15. Ad. &hgr. Bubu R., i wv a 16-19. Her., Quellimane, Mozambique. Prof. W. Peters (C.); types. Berlin Museum (4). 20-22. Types of B.welwitschii.
Ad.
99 23.
Huilla, Benguella.
Interior of Benguella, 4000- 5000£t.
Dr. Welwitsch (P.). Dr. I. C. Wellman (P.). 24. Her. Mucopa R., Mossamedes. Dr. W. J. Ansorge (C.). 25. Her. Mpomenene, “3 i 26. Ad. Mazoé, Mashonaland. J. ffolliott Darling, Esq.(P.). 27-32. Ad. Groot Olifant R. at Kalkfon-~ S. Pershouse, Hsq. (P.). tein, Transvaal.
33-38. Yo. Vredefort West, Orange Rt. C. Capt. Barrett-Hamilton (a):
39-41. Ad. Umfulosi Station, Zululand. Mr. ©. Grant (C.); C.D. Rudd, Esq. (P.). 42-44, Ad. Indukuduku, Zululand. Dr. E. Warren (P.). 45-46. Her. Nxeba R., 5 Prof. E. Lénnberg (P.). 47-53. Her. Durban, Natal. Col. Bowker (P.). 54-69. Her. % Rey. N. Abraham (P.). * One specimen (Mazoé, Rhodesia) has 6.