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CYPKINID.^. 



not serrated, its ossified part f to J length of head. Anal III 5, 

 not reaching, or nearly reaching, caudal when folded. Pectoral as long 

 as or a little shorter than head, not reaching ventral ; latter originating 

 a little in advance of dorsal. Caudal peduncle IJ to If times as 



rig. 10. 



Barhus erlanr/eri. 

 Type (P. Z.S. 1903). f 



5^6^ 



long as deep. Scales longitudinally striated, 30-35 -^^ 2J between 

 lateral line and ventral, 12-14 found caudal peduncle. Silvery, back 

 olive-brown. 



Total length 270 millim. 



Wabbi, Modjo, and Iraro Rivers (Webi Shebeli System), S. Ethiopia. 



1-2. Hgr. & yg., types. Wabbi It. Prof. 0. Neumann and 



Baron 0. v. Erlanger (C). 

 a-G. Ad., hgr., & yg., types. Modjo R. 



7. Yg., type. Iraro R. „ 



10. BARBUS KASSAMENSIS. 

 Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) x. 1902, p. 431. 



Depth of body 3J times in total length, length of head 4 times. 

 Snout rounded, 3^ times in length of head ; eye 4^ times in length of 

 head, interorbital width 3 times ; mouth inferior, its width \ length 

 of head ; lips moderately developed, lower continuous across the chin 

 but not produced into a lobe ; two barbels on each side, anterior 1^ 

 diameters of eye, posterior If. Dorsal IV 8, its distance from eye 

 equal to its distance from caudal, border concave ; last simple ray 



