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lonp: n<? oye or a litflo shorter. Dorsal III 8, equally distant 

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

 last simple ray very stronfr, bonv, not srrratt'd, as long as 

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

 quite so far. Pectoral f to 4 K'nL,^th of head, not reaching 

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

 of the dorsal. Caudal pedunch; twice as long as deep. 

 Scales longitudinally striateil, 31-31: r't 2^ between lateral 

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

 silvery white beneath, scales darker at the base. 



Total length 115 mm. 



Three specimens from the Amala River, entering the east 

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

 Types in British Mineum and in Nairobi Museum. 



Distinguished from B. gregorii, Gthr., which occur=? also in 

 the B iringo watersheil, by the shorter baibels and the more 

 posterior position of the dorsal tin, which originates bjlund 

 the vertical of the base of the ventral. 



Barhtis loveridgit. 



Depth of bolv 3^ to -4 times in total length, length o£ 

 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 ench 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 

 stronglv serrated, the stitT 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, (^audal peduncle twice as long 

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

 lateral line and ventral, 12 round caudal peduncle. Brownisli 

 above, silvery wiiite 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 ^Ir. A. Blayney 

 Percival. Types in British Museum and in Nairobi ^luseum. 



This species, named aftiu- IVIr. A, Loveridge, Curator of 

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

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

 larger eye and the shorter barbels. 



Aiui. il- Mag. X. Hint. Ser. S. I'o/. xvii. 17 



