7 3 BARBUS.
length of head, interorbital width 22 to 22 times; mouth inferior, its width 4 times in length of head ; lips moderate, lower continuous across chin; two barbels on each side, subequal or posterior a little longer, 15 to 1) diameters of eye. Dorsal JII-IV 9, equally distant from occiput and from root of caudal, border concave; last simple ray very strong, bony, not serrated, } to 2 length of head. Anal III 5, reaching or nearly reaching caudal. Pectoral a little shorter than head, not reaching ventral; base of latter below anterior rays of dorsal. Caudal peduncle 13 times as long as deep. Seales longitudinally striated, Barbus altianalis, Type (Tr. Zool. Soc. 1900). 3.
3 between lateral line and ventral, 12-14 round caudal peduncle. Dark olive-brown, lighter beneath, scales darker at the base. It G1 SD [Hl woe Total length 450 millim.
Lake Kivu and Rusisi River.
1-2. Types. L. Kivu. Prof, J. E. 8. Moore (C.).
3. Type. Rusisi R. - 17. BARBUS GANANENSIS.
Vincig. Ann. Mus. Genova, (2) xv. 1895, p. 53, pl. v. fig, 2, and xvii, 1897, p-362.
Depth of body 53 to 4 times in total length, length ef head 4 times or a little over, Snout rounded, 34 times in leacth of head; eye 3 times in length of head, interorbital width less than 3 times; mouth small, inferior ; lower lip much developed, with a subtriangular median lobe; two barbels on each side, anterior a little shorter, posterior a little longer than eye. Dorsal III 9, nearer occiput than root of candal, border straight; last simple ray strong, bony, not serrated, straight, at least as long as head, Anal 1] 5, not reaching caudal. Pectoral a little
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shorter than head, not reaching ventral; latter below anterior rays of dorsal. Caudal peduncle about 1$ times as long as deep. Scales Barbus gananensis.
Type, after Vinciguerra (J. c.).
longitudinally striated, 30 4;, 23 between lateral line and ventral, 12 round caudal peduncle. Brownish above, silvery beneath. Total length 117 millim.
Ganana and Auata Rivers, Somaliland.—Types in Genoa Museum. 18. BARBUS ORHAS.
Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) x. 1902, p. 432.
Depth of body equal to or slightly greater than length of head, 32 to 4 times in total length. Snout rounded, 3 to 34 times in length of head; eye 32 (young) to 53 times in length of head, interorbital width 23 to 3 times; mouth inferior, its width 4 to 44 times in length of head; lips much developed, lower continuous across the chin, forming a rounded median lobe; two barbels on each side, anterior as long as eye or slightly longer, posterior 14 to 14 diameters of eye (not longer than eye in very young). Dorsal IV 8 (rarely 9), equally distant from eye and from root of caudal, border concave; last simple ray strong, bony, not serrated, 4 to % length of head (as long as head in very young). Anal III 5, not reaching caudal. Pectoral $ to 3 length of head, not reaching ventral; base of latter below anterior rays of dorsal.
9 (Ss) BARBUS.
Caudal peduncle 14 to nearly 2 times as long as deep. Scales Jongitudinally striated, 31-36 ies 24-3 between lateral line and ventral, Barbus oreas.
9° yeaa se 12-14 round caudal peduncle. Olive above, silvery on the sides and below, scales darker at the base ; dorsal and caudal fins greyish. Total length 300 millim.
Hawash River and Lake Zwai, Southern Ethiopia. 1-2. Hgr., types. Jerrer R., near Harrar, Mr. H. Degen (C.). 6000ft.
3. Ad. Hawash R. at Zekuala, Mr. P. C. Zaphiro (C.) ; 4100 ft. W.N. MeMillan, Esq. (P.).
4-6. Her. & yg. Akaki R., Hawash, 4500 ft. 2 7-10. Ad. & hgr. L. Zwai, 4000 ft. a 11. Ad. Maki R., L. Zwai. 3 12-14. Ad. Suksuki R., L. Zwai. " 19. BARBUS MARGARITA Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) xvii. 1906, p. 565. Depth of body 3 to 43 times in total length, length of head 34 to 32 times. Snout rounded or obtusely pointed, 5 to 3} times in length of head ; eye 4 (young) to 7 times in length of head, interorbital width 3 to 34 times; mouth inferior, its width 4 to 5 times in length of head ; lips strongly developed, lower continuous across the chin and forming a short, rounded, median lobe ; two barbels on each side, anterior 1 to 14, posterior 13 to 14 diameters of eye. Dorsal IV 9 (or 8), equally distant
40 CYPRINID# from occiput and from root of caudal, border concave ; last simple ray very strong, bony, not serrated, straight or slightly curved, 4 to # length of head. Anal IIT 5, nearly reaching caudal. Pectoral 7 to $ length of head, not reaching ventral; latter below anterior rays of dorsal. Caudal Barbus margarite.
Type.
3°o« peduncle 4 to 2 times as long as deep. Scales longitudinally striated, 30-33 ee, 2£ between lateral line and ventral, 12 round caudal peduncle. “Dark olive above, the scales blackish at the base, white beneath.
Total length 285 millim.
Lake Gandjule (Margherita), 1-3. Ad. & her, types: L. Gandjule. Mr. P. C. Zaphiro (C.) ; W.N. McMillan, Esq. (P.).
20. BARBUS GUDARICUS.
Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) xvii. 1906, p. 564, and Fish. Nile, p. 214, pl. xxxvi. fig. 2 (1907).
Depth of body 5% times in total length, length of head 54 to 4 times. Snout rounded, 3 to 384 times in length of head; eye 5 to 6 times in length of head, interorbital width 3 times; mouth inferior, its width 4 to 5 times in length of head; lips well developed, lower continuous across chin and forming a small rounded median lobe; two barbels on each side, anterior a little longer than eye, posterior 1} to 1} diameters of eye. Dorsal IV 9, equally distant from eye and from root of caudal, border concave ; last simple ray very strong, bony, not serrated,
BARBUS. 41 nearly straight, 2 to ? leneth of head. Anal III 5, sometimes reaching root of caudal. Pectoral a little shorter than head, not reaching ventral ; base of latter below anterior rays of dorsal. Caudal peduncle ly to 12 times as long as deep. Scales longitudinally striated, 28-30 j1, 23 Fig,21.
Barbus gudaricus.
Type (F.N.). 3.
between lateral line and ventral, 12 round caudal peduncle. Dark olive above, silvery white beneath.
Total length 265 millim.
Gudar River (Blue Nile), Wondinak River (Omo), Southern Ethiopia, 1-2. Types. Gudar R., 3400 ft. Mr. P. C. Zaphiro (C.) ; W. N. MeMillan, Esq. (P.), 3. Type. Metti R., affluent of Gudar R., np 3500ft.
4, Ad. Wondinak R., 3000 ft, ny 21. BARBUS MENTO.
Bouleng, Anh. & Mag: N. H. (7) x. 1902, p. 434.
Depth of body equal to length of head, 3? times in total length. Snout rounded, 8 times in length of head; eye 6 times in length of head, interorbital width 3 times; mouth inferior, its width 4 times in length of head; lips very strongly developed, lower produced into a subtriangular median lobe which is as Jong as eye; anterior barbel 13, posterior 14 diameters of eye. Dorsal 1V 8, its distance from occiput a little less than its distance ftom caudal, border concave; last simple ray very strong, bony, not serrated, slightly curved, $ length of head. Anal II] 5, reaching root of caudal. Pectoral ~ length of head, not
42 CYPRINID®.
reaching ventral; latter below anterior rays of dorsal. Caudal peduncle 13 times aslongasdeep. Scales longitudinally striated, 35 Bis 3 between Barbus mento.
9 Type.2% lateral line and ventral, 12 round caudal peduncle. Olive above, yellowish beneath ; fins greyish.
Total length 300 millim.
Gota River (Hawash), Southern Ethiopia.
1. Type. Gota R. at Marmasa, Adal, 5000 ft. Mr. BE. Degen (C.). 22, BARBUS RNINII.
Giinth. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (4) xiii. 1874, p. 231, pl. xiii., and Nov. Zool. ix. 1902, p.447, Depth of body equal to or a little less than length of head, 3} to 4 times in total length. Snout rounded, 3 to 34 times in length of head ; eye 4 (young) to 8 times in length of head, interorbital width 24 to 3 times ; mouth inferior, its width 3 to 4% times in length of head; lips well developed, lower continuous across the chin, forming a short rounded lobe; two barbels on each side, subequal, or posterior a little longer than anterior and 2 to 3 diameters of eye (14 to 1} in young). Dorsal III-IV 8, equally distant from occiput or eye and from root of caudal, border concave; last simple ray strong, bony, uot serrated, its ossified part about 4 length of head in adult, 3 to # in young. Anal ILI 5, usually not reaching caudal. Pectoral 4 to # length of head, not reaching ventral; base of latter below anterior rays of dorsal. Caudal peduncle 14 to 13 times as long as deep. Scales longitudinally striated,
BARBUS. 43 , 23-3 between lateral line and ventral, 12 round caudal peduncle. Olive-brown above, yellowish beneath; fins yellowish. Barbus reinti.
Type, after Giinther (Ann. & Mag. N. H. 1874), Total length 550 millim.
Morocco.
1-3. Her. & ye. types. NR. Tensift. Prof. Rein & Dr. C. v. Fritsch (P.). 4-5, Her. Oum Erbiah. Dr, E. Hartert (P.). 6-7, 8-17. Ad., hgr., 5 Mr. F. W. Riggenbach (C.), &yg.
18. Skel. M = 19-28. Hor. & yg. R. Talmist. % 29F 82) Vice R. Shishawa. He 23. BARBUS BATESII.
Eouleng. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1903, i. p. 25, pl. ili. fig. 2; Pellegr. Bull. Soc. Philom. (10) xii. 1909, p. 47.
Depth of body equal to length of head, or slightly greater, 33 times in total length. Snout rounded or obtusely pointed, 3 times in length of head; eye 33 (young) to 6 times in length of head, interorbital width 2# to 5 times; mouth subinferior, its width 34 to 4 times in length of head; lips well developed, lower continuous across chin; two barbels on each side, subequal, nearly twice as long as eye. Dorsal IV 9, equally distant from eye or occiput and from root of caudal, border feebly concave; last simple ray strong, bony, not serrated, } to 3 length of head (nearly as long as head in young). Anal III 5, sometimes
44 CYPRINID A, reaching caudal. Pectoral ? length of bead, not reaching ventral; base of latter below anterior rays of dorsal. Caudal peduncle 14 to 13 times as long as deep. Scales longitudinally striated, 27-30 a 23-3 Fig.24.
Barbus batesiz.
Type (P.Z.8. 1908). 4, between lateral line and ventral, 12 round caudal peduncle. Brown above, scales darker at the base, yellowish or white beneath; fins greyish.
Total length 540 millim.
Kribi River, South Cameroon; Ogowe, 1. Type. Kribi Ry G. L. Bates, Esq. (C.).
2-7. Ad, hgr., & yg. rk) re) 24, BARBUS HUMYSTUS.
Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) xvii. 1906, p. 565, and Fish, Nile, p, 215, pl xxxvili, fig. 1 ( 1907).
Depth of body equal to length of head, nearly 4 times in total length. Snout rounded, 5 times in length of head; eye 5 times in length of head, interorbital width a little over 8 times ; mouth inferior, its width 42 times in length of head; lips well developed, lower continucus across chin and ane a small rounded median lobe; two barbels on each side, equal, 24 diameters of eye. Dorsal 1V 9, equally distant from preopereulum and from caudal, border strongly concave; last simple ray strong, bony, not serrated, straight, 2 length of head. Anal ILI 9, nearly reaching caudal. Pectoral a little shorter than head, not reaching ventral; base of latter below anterior tays of dorsal. Caudal CUE 1% times as long as deep. Scales longitudinally striated, Bl 2 ne 24 between lateral line and ventral, 12 round caudal peduncle: