148 



CYPRINIDJJ. 



^. African. 



138. Barbus afer. 



Barbus (Capoeta) afer, Peters, Munutsher. Ak. Wiss. Berlin, 1864, 

 p. 39.5. 



D. 9. A. 7. L. lat. 26. L. transv. 4/4. 



The simple dorsal rays are very feeble. There are three longitu- 

 dinal series of scales between the lateral line and the ventral fin. 

 The height of the body is equal to the length of the head, and con- 

 tained four times and three-fourths in the total (without caudal). The 

 diameter of the eye is two-thirds of the width of the interorbital 

 space, and two-ninths of the length of the head. Barbels well 

 developed. Origin of the dorsal fin opposite to that of the ventrals. 

 {Ptr,.) 



Cape of Good Hope. 



] 39. Barbus kurumanni. 



Cmtelnau, Poiss. Afr. Austr. p. 59. 



D. 1/8. A 6. 

 Scales large. Body elongate. Upper lip with two small barbels. 

 Dorsal fin with a very strong (serrated) spine. A roundish black 

 spot on the root of the caudal fin. (Casiehum.) 

 Eiver Kuruman. 



These characters are given merely on the authority of the authors 

 quoted. 



2. Snout with tubercles (Varicorhinus). 



140. Barbus beso. 



Varicorhinus beso, Piippell, Mas. Senckenb. ii. 1837, p. 21, taf. 3. 



%• 2- 

 Labeo varicorhinus, Cuv. ^ Val. xvii. p. 491. 



D. 12/(13)*. A. 7. L. lat. 31-32. 



The osseous dorsal ray is of moderate strength, smooth, and about 

 as long as the head, without snout. Eour longitudinal series of 

 scales between the lateral line and the root of the ventral fin. 

 Snout obtusely rounded, with small tubercles ; mouth inferior ; 

 barbels small. The height of the body is contained thrice and one- 

 third in the total length (without caudal), the length of the head 

 five times. Origin of the dorsal fin somewhat in advance of that of 

 the ventrals. Caudal fin forked. Coloration uniform. {Riiijp.) 



Lake Zana. 



* Eiippell says D. -r- ; and also in the figure ten branched rays are distinct ; 



however, there is evidently an error, as the last ray ought to be represented as 

 split to the biise. Instead of this we see the two last rays of perfectly the same 

 structure, and equidistant, as the others. Therefore I suppose that the last 

 ray (which is split to the base) is represented by Eiip]iell as two rays, and that 

 there are nine branched rays only. 



