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in front of dorsal 8; pelvics under the first and second branched 
rays of dorsal fin; depth of caudal peduncle 1% in its length; 
posterior barbel, 1% to 1% in eye; anterior barbel 114 in 
EY Cz seejet tye cot ae Uhh Se Be Barbus trispilus (Bleeker) 
5b. Color not as in 5a. 
6a. A large oval black spot at rear of caudal peduncle; midaxis of 
body with an indistinct narrow blackish line; scales crossing 
lateral line 27 or 28, with 4% above and 2% below lateral line; 
12 scales around caudal peduncle and usually 10 (rarely 11) 
in front of dorsal, both barbels about length or trifle longer 
thamieyen— sips ce a ee Barbus boboi, new species 
66. Color not as in 6a. 
Ta. Seales 26 or 27, with 344 above and 2% below lateral line; 10 
scales in front of dorsal and 12 around caudal peduncle; pos- 
terior barbel 1% in eye; eye longer than snout 234 in head; 
black lateral band distinct, continuing on snout; no large black 
SPOtsu bikes Sie Se ee ee Barbus ablabes (Bleeker) 
7b. Seales 21 or 22, with 34% above and 21% below lateral line; & 
scales in front of dorsal and 10 around caudal peduncle; 
barbels very small % to % eye; pectorals either reach or 
almost reach pelvic insertion; no large black spots; blackish 
lateral band, indistinct or absent; depth 3 to 3% in standard 
length =.8 226s oof) eee eee Barbus spurrelli Boulenger 
Genus LABEO Cuvier 
Labeo Cuvier, Régne animal, vol. 2, p. 19%, 1817. (Type: Cyprinus niloticus 
Geoffroy.) 
LABEO CURRIEI Fowler 
Labeo curriei Fowter, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 56, p. 236, fig. 8, 1919. 
The National Museum collections contain the following : 
U.S.N.M. No. 48512 (holotype), total length 210 mm., standard length, 160 mm., 
St. Pauls River, Liberia. 
U.S.N.M. No. 48518, 3 paratypes, 115-134 mm., standard length, St. Pauls River, 
Liberia. 
Genus BARILIUS Hamilton 
Barilius HAmicton, Ace. fishes. Riv. Ganges, p. 384, 1822. (Type: Cyprinus barila 
Hamilton). 
BARILIUS SILEX, new species 
PLATE 35, FIGURE 2 
Holotype —U.S.N.M. No. 118736, 79 mm. standard length, collected 
by Dr. Wm. M. Mann at Bromley, Liberia. 
Description—Based on the holotype, the only known specimen. 
All measurements are expressed in hundredths of standard length. 
Total length about 99.5 mm. (the tail fin somewhat broken). Length 
