102 CYPRINID^. 



than the depth of the body ; its commencement is somewhat behind that 

 of the ventral, and rather nearer to the end of the snout than to the 

 root of the caudal. Anal fin abeiit two-tliirds as long as high ; 

 caudal moderately forked ; the pectoral extends to the root of the 

 ventral. Coloration uniform. 

 Tette. 



Prof. Peters has kindly communicated to me a drawing of this 

 species, from which I have drawn up this description. 



39. Barbus paludinosus. 

 Peters, Monatsher. Ak. Wiss. Berlin, 1852, p. 683. 



D. 9. A. 8. L. lat. 34. L. transv. 7/5. 



Osseous dorsal ray strong and very conspicuously serrated. Three 

 longitudinal series of scales between the lateral line and the root of 

 the ventral. Body oblong, its height being contained thrice and 

 two-thirds in the total length (without caudal) ; the length of the 

 head is one-fourth of the same ; the dejitJi of the head is less than its 

 length, ivithoiit snout. The diameter of the eye is a little less than 

 one-foui'th of the length of the head ; snout scarcely obtuse, as long 

 as, or a little shorter than, the diameter of the eye. Mouth of mo- 

 derate size ; lower barbel longer than the upper one, but less than 

 the diameter of the eye. The height of the dorsal fin is less than the 

 depth of the body ; its commenceihent is situated entirely behind the 

 ventral fin, and nearer to the caxidal than to the end of the snout. 

 Caudal moderately forked, pectoral reaching slightly beyond the 

 root of the ventral. Coloration uniform. 



Quellimane. 



a-c. Three of the typical specimens. From the Berlin Museum. 



40. Barbus gurneyi. 

 D. 12. A. 8. L. lat. 32. L. transv. 5|/4. Yert. 25/16. 



The osseous dorsal ray is not stronger than the others, flexible, 

 without any serrature. There are two longitudinal series of scales 

 between the lateral line and the root of the ventral. Body rather 

 elongate, its depth being less than the length of the head, which is 

 contained thrice and two-thirds in the total (without caudal) in 

 adult specimens, and thrice and one-third in young ones. Head 

 somewhat dc])ressed, flattish above, its depth being equal to its 

 length, without snout. The eye is small, its diameter being one-fifth 

 of the length of the head in specimens only 3| inches long. Snout 

 of moderate length, subcorneal ; lips thick, the lower mth a broad 

 and very short lobe, which, in young examples, is not developed. 

 Mouth anterior. The origin of the dorsal fin is a little in advance 

 of that of the ventral, and somewhat nearer to the root of the caudal 

 than to the end of the snout. Anal narrow, deep ; caudal deeply 

 forked. Coloration uniform, young examples with an indistinct dark 

 streak along the middle of the sides. 



Port Natal. 



