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CYPEINID^. 



to origin of dorsal 



Caudal peduncle l^ to IJ times as long as deep. 

 Scales longitudinally striated, 33-36 51:^, 

 ventral, 12 or 14 round caudal peduncle, 

 the sides and below ; fins yellowish green. 



4 between lateral line and 

 Greenish above, golden on 



Barhus rueppelli. 

 Type. \. 



Total length 340 millim. 



Errer River (Hawash System), Southern Ethiopia. 



1-4. Types. Errer R., Upper Ada), 4000 ft. Mr. E. Degen (C). 



5. Skel. „ ,, „ 



7. BARBUS BYNNI. 



Ci/priniis bpini, Forsk. Descr. Aiiim. p. 71 (1775) ; Ginel. Syst. Nat. i. p. 1414 

 (1781)); Sonnini, Voy. Egypte, iii. p. 400, pi. xxvii. fig. 3 (179*)). 



Ci/prinus lepidotus, GeoftV. Descr. Egypte, Poiss. \)\. x. fig. 2 (1809). 



Barbxis (dnny, I. Geoffr. op. cit. p. 282 (1827). 



Barhus lepidotus, Riipp. Beschr. n. Fische Nil, p. 4 (1829). 



Barhus bt/nni, Guv. & Val. Hist. Poiss. xvi. p. 174 (1842) ; Giintli. Cat. Fisli. vii. 

 p. 104 (1868), and Petherick's Trav. ii. p. 2G1 (18G9) ; Bouleiig. Fish. Nile, 

 p. 203, pi. xxxiv. (1907). 



Depth of body 2| to 3J (exceptionally 3J) times in total length, 

 length of head 4 or 5 times. Snout rounded or subacuminate, more 

 or less prominent, 3j to 3f times in length of head ; eye 3 (young) to 

 6 times in length of head, interorbital width 2| to 3 times; mouth 

 inferior, its width 4 to 6 times in length of head ; lips well developed, 

 sometimes very strongly, lower continuous across the chin and usually 



