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of the South African 



head; diameter of eye 5 to 6^ times in length of head, interorbital 

 width about 3 times ; mouth sub-inferior, its width 3^ to 3f times in 

 length of head ; lips moderately developed, lower rather sharp-edged 

 and with a slight median lobe. Two barbels on each side, sub- 

 equal or posterior slightly the longer, 1 to 1|- times diameter 

 of eye. 



Dorsal iii 8 ; equally distant from occiput and from root of caudal, 

 or slightly nearer to occiput, border feebly concave ; last simple ray 

 moderately enlarged, bony, not serrated, its rigid part ^ to -jj length 

 of head. Anal iii 5 ; scarcely reaching caudal. Pectoral f to 1 



FIG. 36. Barbus lineolatus. i. 



length of head, not reaching ventral ; base of latter below or partly 

 in advance of anterior rays of dorsal. Caudal peduncle 1^ to li 



times as long as deep. Scales longitudinally striated, 40-41 ~^, 

 3^-4^ between lateral line and ventral, 16-18 round caudal 

 peduncle. 



Colour (of preserved specimens), greenish brown, slightly darker 

 above than below ; fins tipped with black ; scales with a median 

 light-coloured bar or band, forming together regular longitudinal 

 lines on the body. 



Three specimens, 243 mm., 264 mm., 272 mm. in length 

 respectively, from Magalies River, Transvaal (C. J. Swierstra). 



4. BARBUS ZULUENSIS, n. sp. 



Depth of body 4 times in total length excluding caudal, length of 

 head 3f times. Snout rounded, 2f times in length of head ; eye 



