EAKBUS. ')o 



18. Arl. Ziija ]{., affl. of Suoan ]{., ^Mr. P. (\ Ziq^liim (('.): 



4200 ft. W. N. McMillan. E.<q. (P.). 



10. Hgr. L. Gandjule, 3000 ft. 



32 BAKBUS (^OMPTNET. 



Barynotus compinei, Sanv. Bull. Soc. Philom. (7) iii. 1878, p. 102, and N. Arcli. 



Mus. (2) iii. 1880, p. 51, pi. i. ^\g. 4. 

 Barlnis conipinei, Bouleno-. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) xvi. 11)0.5, p. 44. 



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

 Snout rounded, about 2^ times in length of head ; eye 7^ times in 

 length of liead, inteiorbital width a little less than 3 times; lips v.'ell 

 developed, lower continuous; two barbels on each side, posterior the 

 longer and a little longer than eye. Dorsal IV 10, nearer occiput than 

 caudal, border concave ; last simple ray moderately strong, bony, not 

 serrated, shorter than head. Anal III 5, not reaching caudul. Pectoral 

 shorter than head, not reaching ventral ; base of latter a little behind 

 vertical of origin of dorsal. Caudal peduncle about twice as long as 

 deep. Scales longitudinally striated, 30 :^, 2 between lateral line and 

 ventral, 10 round caudal peduncle. Purplish grey, scales bluish at the 

 base ; fins grey. 



Total length 730 millim. 



Ogowe. — Type (stuffed) in Paris Museum. — I am indebted to 

 Dr. Pellegrin for notes sujjplementing the original desciiption' of this 

 species. 



:'>3. BAHBUkS LINNELLT. 

 Li'.nnh. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) xiii. liMll, p. 138. 



Depth of body 3^ to 4 times in total length, length of head 3^ to 

 Sg times. Snout rounded, 2A times, or slightly more, in length of head ; 

 eye 6 to 0^ times in length of head, intcrorbital width 2^ to 2| times ; 

 mouth inferior ; lips well developed, lower continuous across the chin ; 

 two barbels on each side, anterior 1 to I3- diameters of eye, posterior 1^. 

 Dorsal III 8, nearer occiput than caudal, border concave ; last simple 

 ray rather strong, bony, not serrated, slightly curved, a little more than 

 ^ length of head. Anal III 5. Pectoral about ^ length of head, not 

 reaching ventral ; base of latter below anterior rays of dorsal. Caudal 

 peduncle 1^ to 1-j times as long as deep. Scales longitudinally striated, 

 26-2^ .ji, 2 between lateral line and ventral, 12 round caudal })eduncle. 



Total length 435 millim. 



Ele[)hant Lake, Cameroon Mountain. — Typis in Gothenburg Museum. 



