CYPKIMD.E. 



249 



sin<:lo, minnto, almost impevcoptiltle barbel at the ariijle of llie nioutli. 

 Dorsal 111 'J -10, originatiiiir slightly nearer end of snout than root of 

 caudal; last simple ray flexible, about 4' length of head. Anal III •"), not 

 reaching caudal. Pectoral 4' length of head, not rcacliing ventral; latter 

 below middle of dor.sal. Cauchil peduncle Ih times as long as deep. 

 Scales 35-37 ^, oh between lateral line and ventral, 12 round caudal 

 peduncle. Olive-brown above, silvery on the sides ; a black spot on 

 caudal peduncle at base of caudal ; dorsal and caudal greyish, other 

 fins yellow. 



Total length 00 millim. 



Wimi U., Mount Kuwenzori. — Types in Paris Museum. 

 Also occupies an isolated position at the end of Division I. C. of the 

 Synopsis. 



Fi". ] 5"). 





Barhiis aspiiis. 

 Type (A. M. C). l 



{)0a. BARBU.S ASPIUS. 

 ]5()iilcng. Ann. Mus. Congo, Zool. ii. .'5, p. 14, pi. xxii. fig. 1 (I'.Ml'). 



Depth of body 3§ to 4 times in t(jtal length, length of head oh to 

 3| times. Head 2^ to 23 as long as broad ; snout rounded, 3| times in 

 length of head ; lower jaw strongly projecting ; eye 6 times in length 

 of head, interorbital width 4 to 4h times ; width of mouth 4 to 4^ times 

 in length of head ; lips rather strongly developed on the sides, lower 

 broadly interrupted on the chin ; two barbels on each side, anterior f 

 to 1 diameter of eye, posterior 1^ to 1^. Dorsal IlI-IV 10, equally 

 distant from eye and from root of caudal, border concave ; last simple 



