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long as eye or a little shorter. Dorsal III 8, equall}^ distant 

 from gill-opening and from caudal, border slightly concave ; 

 last simple ray very strong, bony, not serrated, as long as 

 head or a little shorter. Anal III 5, reacliing caudal or not 

 quite so far. Pectoral | to 4 length o£ liead, not reaching 

 ventral, the base of which is entirely in front of the vertical 

 of the dorsal. Caudal peduncle twice as long as deep. 

 Scales longitudinally striated, 31-34 % 2^ between lateral 

 line and ventral, 12 round caudal peduncle. Brown above, 

 silvery white beneath, scales darker at the base. 



Total length 115 mtn. 



Three specimens from the Amala River, entering the east 

 side oE Lake Baringo ; collected bv Mr. A. Blayney Percival. 

 Types in British Museutn and in Nairobi Museum. 



Distinguished from B. gregorii, Gthr., which occurs also in 

 the B\ringo watershed, by the shorter barbels and the more 

 posterior position of the dorsal tin, which originates behind 

 the vertical of the base of the ventral. 



Barhus loveridgii. 



Depth of body 3^ to 4 times in total length, length of 

 head 4 times. Snout rounded, as long as or slightly shorter 

 than eye, which is 3^ to 3^ times in length of head ; inter- 

 orbital width 2\ to 3 times in length of head; mouth small, 

 subinferior; lips feeble, two barbels on each side, anterior 

 very short, sometimes rudimentary, posterior ^ to ^ diameter 

 of eye. Dorsal III 7, equally distant from occiput and from 

 caudal, border straight ; last simple ray strong, bony, very 

 strongly serrated, tiie stiff part | to | length of head. 

 Anal III 5, not reaching caudal. Pectoral as long as head, 

 reaching or nearly reaching ventral ; base of latter entirely 

 in front of vertical of dorsal. (Jaudal peduncle twice as long- 

 as deep. Scales radiately striated, 26-30 p^, 2|- between 

 lateral line and ventral, 12 round caudal peduncle. Brownish 

 above, silvery white beneath, some of the scales black at the 

 base ; a narrow black lateral streak. 



Total length 70 mm. 



Several specimens from the Amala River, entering the 

 east side of Lake Baringo ; collected by Mr. A. Blayney 

 Percival. Types in British Museum and in Nairobi Museum. 



This species, named after Mr. A. Loveridge, Curator of 

 the Nairobi Museum, is most nearly related to B. lumiensis, 

 Blgr., also found in the Amala River, differing chiefly in the 

 Jarger eye and the shorter barbels. 



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