478 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, wh.ich is inserted below posterior half or middle of 

 dorsal. Caudal forked ; depth of caudal peduncle It times 

 in its length. Scales 30, lateral line very indistinct 

 anteriorly and marked on posterior half of body by small 

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

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

 scales on the body are very large, those below po-sterior 

 margin of dorsal baling the largest and more than twice 

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

 head entirely scaleless. 



Colour (of prestrved specimen) bluish above, flesh- 

 coloured below. 



One specimen, 482 mm. in lenj^th, from gorge below 

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



Varicorhhms 7iehpruitensis, sp. n. 



Bo ly compressed, depth 33 to 4 times in total length 

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

 head f to | its length ; snout prominent, rounded, shorter 

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

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

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

 small tubercles on snout; mouth feebly curved. 



Dorsal III 8-9, upper edge slightly emargii.ate, no ossified 

 ray, longest branched ray | to ab.)ut 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 bi-low 2nd branched ray of dorsal. 

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

 to twice as long as deep. Scales 34-35, hit. tr. ^ ; 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, trom Nelspruit, Transvaal. 



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