19. BARBUS, 103 



a.-g, h-o. Adult (9 inches long) and young. Port Natal. From 



Mr. Ayres's Collection. 

 p. Adult: skeleton. Port Natal. From Mr. Ayres's Collection. 



I have named this species after J. H. Gumey, Esq., through 

 whose mediation we have received numerous examples from Port 

 Natal. 



41. Barbus inermis. 



Barbus (Dangila) inermis, Peters, Monatsher, Ah. Wiss. Berlin, 1852, 

 p. 683. 



D. 13. A. 8. L. lat. 31. L. transv. 4|/3. 



The osseous dorsal ray is scarcely stronger than the others, flexible, 

 without serrature. There are two and a half 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 one-fourth of the total length (without caudal). Head 

 depressed, its depth being less than its length, without snout. The 

 eye is more than one-foin'th of the lemjth of the head in specimens 3 

 inches long. Snout rather obtuse. Mouth small. The ori(/in of the 

 dorsal Jin is considerably in advance of that of the ventral, and some- 

 what nearer to the end of the snout than to the root of the caudal. 

 Anal narrow, deep ; caudal deeply forked. Coloration uniform. 



Tette. 



This description is made from a di-awing kindly communicated to 

 me by Professor Peters. 



42. Barbus unitaeniatus. 



Puntius vittatus, Steimlachner, Verh. zool.-but. Oes. Wien, 1866, 



•p. 767, taf. 17. tig. 2. (not Day). 

 Bai'bus unitseniatus, Gibdh. Record Zool. Lit. iii, p. 151 (name only). 



D. 11. A. 8. L. lat. 30-33. L. transv. 5^/?. 



The osseous dorsal ray is scarcely stronger than the others, flexible, 

 without serrature. There are two and a half longitudinal series of 

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

 length of the head is rather more than one-fourth, the depth of the 

 body two-sevenths of the total length (without caudal). The eye is 

 one-third, or somewhat less than one-third, of the length of the 

 head, in specimens 3 inches long. Snout rather obtuse. Mouth 

 small. The origin of the dorsal fin is opposite that of the ventral, 

 and midway between the end of the snout and the root of the caudal 

 fin. Anal small, low. Caudal moderately forked. A greyish or 

 blackish band runs from the eye to the caudal fin. (Steind.) 



Angola. 



43. Barbus argenteus. 



D. 11. A. 7. L. lat. 29-31. L. transv. 5/4^. 



The osseous dorsal ray is of moderate strength, it3 stiff" portion 

 being two-thii'dp as long as the head ; its serrature is not very fine. 

 There are two and a half lonii;itudina] series of scales between the 



