316 



CYPE1^'ID^. 



of caudal. Pectoral as long as head, reaching or narrowly separated 

 from ventral, the first ray of which falls below 2nd or 3rd branched 

 ray of dorsal. Caudal notched. Caudal peduncle nearly twice as deep 

 as long. Scales 36-38 jrf^'j, 4 between lateral line and root of ventral, 

 16 round caudal peduncle. Olive-brown. 



Total length 420 millim. 



Congo. — Types in Congo Museum, Tervueren. 



1. One of the types. New Antwerp, Upper Congo. Capt. Wilverth (C). 



2. Ad. Monsembe, „ Rev. J. H. Weeks (P.). 



11. LABEO LONGIPINNIS. 



Bouleng. Ann. Mus. Congo, Zool. i. p. 311 pi. xvii. fiij:. 1 (1<S08), and Poiss. Bass. 

 Congo, p. 212 (1901). 



Body strongly compressed, its depth 2J to nearly 3 times in total 

 length. Head 4 times in total length, J as broad as long; snout broad, 



Pig. 237. 



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Laheo lo))(/ij>{iuilf>-. 

 Type (A. M. C). ?. 



rounded ; eye perfectly lateral, in middle of head, 4J to 5 times in 

 length of head, 3J to 4 times in interorbital width ; width of mouth, 

 with lips, nearly twice in length of head ; lips with plicie on inner 

 surface, upper entire, lower bordered by a series of conical paj)illte ; 

 edge of rostral flap denticulate; a small barbel hidden under folds of 

 skin; snout with numerous tubercles. Dorsal III 12-13, equally 



