The Freshwater Fishes of South Africa. 



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maxillary. Two barbels on each side, the posterior longer than 

 anterior and diameter of eye. 



Dorsal iv 9 ; border slightly emarginate ; last simple ray not 

 enlarged, flexible, smooth, ^ length of head and, as well as the first 

 2 branched rays, has a skinny flap on each side along the greater 

 part of the posterior edge. Anal iii 5 ; similar to dorsal, reaches 

 base of caudal. Pectoral a little more than length of head and 

 not reaching to ventral, which is inserted below posterior half or 

 middle of dorsal. Caudal forked ; caudal peduncle 1 7 1 times as long 

 as deep. Scales longitudinally striated, 30^, lateral line very in- 

 distinct anteriorly and marked on posterior half of body by small 

 round holes ; 3 rows of scales between lateral line and ventral, 



FIG. 56. Barbus nasutus. %. 



12 round caudal peduncle. The scales on the body are very large, 

 those below posterior margin of dorsal being the largest and more 

 than twice diameter of eye ; scales on the belly much smaller ; head 

 entirely scaleless. 



Colour (of preserved specimen), bluish above, flesh-coloured below. 



One specimen, 482 mm. in length, from the gorge below Victoria 

 Falls, Zambezi River (P. W. Sykes). 



One specimen, 360 mm. in length, from Sabi River, Transvaal 

 (J. S. Hamilton). 



27. BARBUS SABIENSIS, n. sp. 



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

 length of head 4 to 4-^ times. Snout rounded, feebly projecting, 2-| 



