494 On new Fishes from the Upper Zaiuhesi. 



2 scales between lateral line and ventral, 12 round caudal 

 peduncle. Brownish above, the scales darker at the base, 

 pink on the sides, white beneath; fins yellow, blackish towards 

 the edge. 



Total length 360 mm. 



A single specimen from the Kafue River, 250 miles from 

 Victoria Falls. 



Barhus chilotes. 



D. Ill 9-10. A. Ill 5. L. lat. 30-32. L. tr. %. 



Depth of body 3| times in total lenoth, length of head 4 

 or 4^ times. Snout rounded, about 3 times in length of 

 head, eye 3^ to 5 times, interorbital width 2| to 2f times ; 

 mouth interior, its width 3^ to 4 times in length of head; 

 both lips much developed, each more or less produced into an 

 obtusely pointed median lobe ; barbels 2 on each side, posterior 

 nearly twice as long as anterior and a little shorter than eye. 

 Last simple ray of dorsal not enlarged, flexible, smooth, 1^ 

 length of head ; border of dorsal concave. Anal reaching or 

 nearly reaching caudal. Base of ventral below middle of 

 dorsal. Caudal peduncle \^ times as long as deep. 2 or 2^ 

 scales between lateral line and ventral, 12 round caudal 

 peduncle. Pinkish brown above, the scales edged with 

 blackish, white beneath ; fins dark grey. 



Two specimens, 145 and 235 mm. long, from the 

 Maramba River, a tributary of the Zambesi two miles above 

 the Falls. 



Paratilapia kafuensis. 

 D. XVI 15. A. Ill 12. Sq. 38 j|. L. lat. 



Depth of body 2| times in total length, length of head 2| 

 times. Head strongly compressed, witli concave upper pro- 

 file ; eye 5 times in length of head, 1| times in length of 

 snout ; maxillary extending to below anterior fourth of eye; 

 chin projecting ; teeth very small, in 4 series ; 8 series of 

 scales on the cheek; 12 gill-rakers on lower part of anterior 

 arch. Dorsal spines increasing in length to the last, which 

 measures ^ length of head. Pectoral | length of head. 

 Caudal fin rounded. Caudal peduncle a little longer than 

 deep. Scales not denticulate. Pale brownish above, white 

 below, dotted and marbled with dark brown ; a dark oblique 

 band from the eye to the maxillary ; a black opercular spot j 

 dorsal and anal with round blackish spots. 



Total length 240 mm. 



A single specimen from the Kafue River 



