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Annals of the South African Museum. 



2. VARICORHINUS NELSPKUITENSIS, Gilchr. and Thomp. 

 Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist., viii., 1911, p. 478. 



Body compressed, depth 3-J to 4 times in total length excluding 

 caudal, length of head 4^ to 4| times ; width of head to - its length. 

 Snout prominent, rounded, shorter than postocular portion of head ; 

 eye lateral, 4-| to 4 times in length of head and ahout 2 to 2 times 

 in interorbital width ; width of mouth about ^ length of head ; no 

 barbel ; small tubercles on snout ; mouth feebly curved. 



Dorsal iii 8-9 ; upper edge slightly emarginate, no ossified ray, 

 longest branched ray -t to about same length as head. Anal ii 5 ; 

 similar to dorsal, does not reach to base of caudal. Pectoral ~ to 

 about same length as head, does not reach ventral which is inserted 



FIG. 33. Varieorhinus nelsprnitensis. ;}. 



below 2nd branched ray of dorsal. Caudal forked, the lobes 

 pointed ; caudal peduncle 14 times to twice as long as deep. 

 Scales 34-35, lat. tr. ^7 ; 2|- rows of scales between lateral line 

 and base of ventrals ; 14 rows round caudal peduncle. 



Colour (of preserved specimens), bluish black, darker above than 

 below. 



Two specimens, 145 mm. and 158 mm. in length respectively, 

 from Nelspruit, Transvaal. 



3. BAEBUS. 



Barbus, Guv., Eegne Anim., ii., p. 197 (1817) ; Cuv. and Val, 



Hist. Poiss., xvi., p. 122 (1842); Heck., Eussegger's Eeis,, ii., 



p. 1017 (1843) ; Glinth., Cat. Fish., vii., p. 82 (1868) ; Bouleng., 



