The Freshwater Fixhr* of South Africa. 555 



border of eye and from root of caudal ; last simple ray flexible, not 

 enlarged, not serrated, slightly longer than head. Anal iii 5 ; not 

 reaching caudal. Pectoral ^ length of head, not reaching ventral ; 

 base of later inserted below anterior rays of dorsal. Caudal (broken 

 in specimen) ; caudal peduncle If times as long as deep. Scales 

 radiately striated, 28 ^ ; 2 between lateral line and base of ventral ; 

 12 round caudal peduncle. 



Colour (of preserved specimen) pale brown, silvery below; scales 

 on back and upper part of body with minute dark specks ; 5 more or 

 less distinct dark spots on the side, the first 4, rather small and 

 indistinct, situated between the verticals of the axil of pectoral tin and 

 posterior margin of dorsal, the last spot situated on base of caudal ; a 

 dark lateral band traverses all these spots, fainter and above the 

 lateral line on the fore part of the body, but on the lateral line at the 

 1 st and 2 last spots. 



One specimen, 45 mm. in length, from Sabi River, Transvaal 

 (Major J. Stevenson Hamilton). 



This species closely resembles B. lineomacidatus and B. wtrneri. 



Page 431. After Barlws rogersi, Blgr., insert : 



BARBUS TOPPINI, Blgr. 

 Bouleng., Freshw. Fish. Africa, iv, p. 274 (1916). 



" Depth of body equal to or a little greater than length of head, 3 

 to 3f times in total length. Snout rounded, shorter than eye, which is 

 3i to 3 times in length of head and equals interorbital width ; mouth 

 small, terminal ; lips feebly developed ; no barbels. 



Dorsal iii 8 ; equally distant from eye and from caudal, border 

 feebly concave ; last simple ray not enlarged, not serrated, nearly as 

 long as head. Anal iii 5 ; not reaching caudal. Pectoral a little 

 shorter than head, not reaching ventral ; base of latter below anterior 

 rays of dorsal. Caudal peduncle twice as long as deep. Scales 



radiatelv striated, 27-28 ! ff, l between lateral line series and 



"3 a i 



ventral ; lateral line reduced to 3 to 7 anterior tubules. 



Yellowish, with a black lateral line expanding into a small spot at 

 the base of the caudal fin. 



Total length 30 millim. 



Zululand. Types in Durban Museum. 

 Msundusi R., Ubombo district 



Distinguished from the species without barbels and with incomplete 

 lateral line by the more numerous scales." 



