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Dorsal iii 7 ; equally distant from eye or occiput and from root of 

 caudal, border straight or feebly concave ; last simple ray not 

 enlarged, not serrated, f to ^ length of head. Anal iii 5 ; not reach- 

 ing caudal. Pectoral | to 4 length of head, not reaching ventral ; 

 base of latter entirely or partly in front of dorsal, or below anterior 

 rays. Caudal peduncle If to 21 times as long as deep. Scales 

 radiately striated, 32-38 1|~-, 3| to 5 between lateral line and 

 ventral, 14-16 round caudal peduncle. In some specimens the 

 lateral line becomes very indistinct posteriorly. 



Colour (of preserved specimens) brownish above, lighter beneath ; 

 a more or less distinct dark lateral streak from above origin of 

 lateral line to root of caudal, sometimes ending in an indistinct dark 

 spot. In some specimens, notably those from the Le Eoex and 



FIG. 87. Barbm anoplux. 



Grobelaars Eivers, there is a vivid blood-red spot at the base of the 

 dorsal, anal, pectoral, and ventral fins, or some of them. 



Nine specimens, ranging from 21-88 mm. in length, from Le Eoex 

 Eiver, Cango, near Oudtshoorn, Cape Province. 



Twelve specimens, ranging from 20-62 mm. in length, from 

 Grobelaars Eiver, near Oudtshoorn, Cape Province. 



One specimen, 57 mm. in length, from Slaai Kraal, Grahamstown, 

 Cape Province (Albany Museum). 



Sixteen specimens, ranging from 20-70 mm. in length, from 

 Jackson's Drift, Klip Eiver, Transvaal. 



One specimen, 47 mm. in length, from dam at Modderfontein, 

 Transvaal. 



Two specimens, 39 mm., 41 mm. in length respectively, from 

 stream outside cave at Wonderfontein, Transvaal. 



Six specimens, ranging from 30-51 mm. in length, from Smithfield, 

 Orange Eiver (1). P. Kannemeyer). 



