The Freshiuater Fishes of SoutJi Africa. 



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times as long as deep. Scales longitudinally striated, 30-32 ^| 

 2J between lateral line and ventral, 12 round caudal peduncle. 



FIG. 50. Barbus chilotes. 



Pinkish brown above, the scales edged with blackish, white 

 beneath ; fins dark grey. 

 Total length 235 millim. 

 Upper Zambezi." 



21. BARBUS GUNNINGI, n. sp. 



Depth of body 31 to 3i times in total length excluding caudal, 

 length of head 3f to 3^ times. Snout obtusely pointed, not project- 

 ing beyond mouth, 2 T 3 o to 2| times in length of head, eye 5 to 5| 

 times, interorbital width 2f to 3 times ; mouth sub-inferior, its 

 width 2f to 3 times in length of head ; both lips greatly developed, 

 each more or less strongly produced into an obtusely pointed median 

 lobe. Two barbels on each side, anterior f to f diameter of eye, 

 posterior f to li times. 



Dorsal iv 9 ; about equally distant from eye and from root of 

 caudal, or a little nearer to the latter ; border concave ; last simple 

 ray segmented, moderately enlarged, bony, not serrated, from T 7 ^ to 



