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to 2f times in length of head, eye 41 to 5 times, interorbital width 

 2 to 2^ times ; mouth inferior, its width 2 to 3J times in length of 

 head ; lips thin, lower restricted to the sides, lower jaw with an 

 angular edge. Two barbels, anterior f to diameter of eye, posterior 

 T % to slightly longer than eye. 



Dorsal iv 9 ; originating in advance of ventrals, equally distant 

 from nostrils or eye and from root of caudal, upper border concave ; 

 last simple ray very slightly enlarged, bony, segmented down to its 

 basal third, about as long as head. Anal iii 5 ; reaching or scarcely 

 reaching caudal. Pectoral i to T ^ length of head, not reaching 

 ventral, the base of which is below middle of dorsal. Caudal 

 peduncle 1^ to 1| times as long as deep. Scales large, with slightly 



wavy longitudinal striations, 28-30 ^| 2^-3 between lateral line and 



ventral, 12 round caudal peduncle. 



Colour (of preserved specimens), dark or reddish brown above, 

 silvery beneath ; dorsal and caudal with a greenish tinge. 



Two specimens, 368 mm., 205 mm., in length respectively, from 

 Sabi Eiver, Transvaal (J. S. Hamilton). 



One specimen, 218 mm. in length, from Magalies Eiver, Transvaal 

 (C. J. Swierstra). 



Two specimens, 148 mm., 128 mm. in length respectively, from 

 Malalane, Transvaal (Eev. F. A. Eogers). 



This species closely resembles B. rJiodcsianus. 



28. BARBUS SEEBEBI, n. sp. 



FIG. 57. Barbus seeberi. -j~. 



^ Depth of body 3J to 4^ times in total length excluding caudal, 

 length of head 3 to 4 times. Snout rounded, feebly projecting 



