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  On 
  new 
  Freshwater 
  Fishes 
  from 
  South 
  Africa. 
  

  

  Dorsal 
  IV 
  9, 
  outer 
  border 
  of 
  fin 
  slightly 
  emarginate, 
  no 
  

   ossified 
  ray, 
  the 
  longest 
  branched 
  ray 
  about 
  ^ 
  length 
  of 
  

   head 
  ; 
  the 
  anterior 
  rays, 
  from 
  4th 
  to 
  6th, 
  have 
  a 
  skinny 
  flap 
  

   on 
  each 
  side 
  along 
  the 
  greater 
  part 
  of 
  their 
  posterior 
  edge. 
  

   Anal 
  III 
  5, 
  similar 
  to 
  dorsal, 
  reaches 
  base 
  of 
  caudal. 
  

   Pectoral 
  a 
  little 
  more 
  than 
  | 
  length 
  of 
  head 
  and 
  not 
  reaching 
  

   to 
  ventral, 
  which 
  is 
  inserted 
  below 
  posterior 
  half 
  or 
  middle 
  of 
  

   dorsal. 
  Caudal 
  forked 
  ; 
  depth 
  of 
  caudal 
  peduncle 
  1^ 
  times 
  

   in 
  its 
  length. 
  Scales 
  30, 
  lateral 
  line 
  very 
  indistinct 
  

   anteriorly 
  and 
  marked 
  on 
  posterior 
  half 
  of 
  body 
  by 
  small 
  

   round 
  holes, 
  lat. 
  tr. 
  -j 
  ; 
  3 
  rows 
  of 
  scales 
  between 
  lateral 
  line 
  

   and 
  base 
  of 
  ventrals, 
  12 
  rows 
  round 
  caudal 
  peduncle. 
  The 
  

   scales 
  on 
  the 
  body 
  are 
  very 
  large, 
  those 
  below 
  posterior 
  

   margin 
  of 
  dorsal 
  being 
  the 
  largest 
  and 
  more 
  than 
  twice 
  

   diameter 
  of 
  eye 
  ; 
  the 
  scales 
  on 
  the 
  belly 
  are 
  much 
  smaller 
  ; 
  

   head 
  entirely 
  scaleless. 
  

  

  Colour 
  (of 
  preserved 
  specimen) 
  bluish 
  above, 
  flesh- 
  

   coloured 
  below. 
  

  

  One 
  specimen, 
  482 
  mm. 
  in 
  length, 
  from 
  gorge 
  below 
  

   Victoria 
  Falls, 
  Zambesi 
  River 
  (F. 
  W. 
  Syhes). 
  

  

  Varicorhinus 
  nelspruitensis, 
  sp. 
  n. 
  

  

  Bo 
  ly 
  compressed, 
  depth 
  3§ 
  to 
  4 
  times 
  in 
  total 
  length 
  

   excluding 
  caudal, 
  length 
  of 
  head 
  4^ 
  to 
  45 
  times, 
  width 
  of 
  

   head 
  § 
  to 
  § 
  its 
  length 
  ; 
  snout 
  prominent, 
  rounded, 
  shorter 
  

   than 
  postocular 
  portion 
  of 
  head 
  ; 
  eye 
  lateral, 
  4^ 
  to 
  4| 
  times 
  

   in 
  length 
  of 
  head 
  and 
  about 
  twice 
  to 
  2f 
  times 
  in 
  interorbital 
  

   width 
  ; 
  width 
  of 
  mouth 
  about 
  ^ 
  length 
  of 
  head 
  ; 
  no 
  barbel 
  ; 
  

   small 
  tubercles 
  on 
  snout; 
  mouth 
  feebly 
  curved. 
  

  

  Dorsal 
  III 
  8-9, 
  upper 
  edge 
  slightly 
  emarginate, 
  no 
  ossified 
  

   ray, 
  longest 
  branched 
  ray 
  f 
  to 
  about 
  same 
  length 
  as 
  head. 
  

   Anal 
  II 
  5, 
  similar 
  to 
  dorsal, 
  does 
  not 
  reach 
  base 
  of 
  caudal. 
  

   Pectoral 
  § 
  to 
  about 
  same 
  length 
  as 
  head, 
  does 
  not 
  reach 
  

   ventral, 
  which 
  is 
  inserted 
  below 
  2nd 
  branched 
  ray 
  of 
  dorsal. 
  

   Caudal 
  forked, 
  the 
  lobes 
  pointed 
  ; 
  caudal 
  peduncle 
  1| 
  times 
  

   to 
  twice 
  as 
  long 
  as 
  deep. 
  Scales 
  34-35, 
  lat. 
  tr. 
  ^j 
  2^ 
  rows 
  

   of 
  scales 
  between 
  lateral 
  line 
  and 
  base 
  of 
  ventral, 
  14 
  rows 
  

   round 
  caudal 
  peduncle. 
  

  

  Colour 
  (of 
  preserved 
  specimens) 
  bluish 
  black, 
  darker 
  

   above. 
  

  

  Two 
  specimens, 
  145 
  mm. 
  and 
  158 
  mm. 
  in 
  length 
  re- 
  

   spectively, 
  from 
  Nelspruit, 
  Transvaal. 
  

  

  