BARBUS. 



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75. BARBUS BOWKERI. 



Barhus gurneyi, part., Glinth. Cat. Fish. vii. p. 102 (1868). 



Barhus howken, Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) ix. 1902, p. 288. 



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



Snout rounded, feebly projecting beyond mouth, about J length of head ; 



eye 4^ to 5^ times in length of head, interorbital width 2f to 3 times ; 



width of mouth 3J to 4 times in length of head ; lips thick, lower 



extending across chin, where it may form a small rounded lobe ; 2 barbels 



on each side, posterior a little longer than anterior and as long as or 



slightly longer than eye. Dorsal III 8-9, equally distant from occiput 



Burhus boivlceri. 

 Type. 



and from root of caudal, border slightly concave ; last simple ray not 

 enlarged, flexible, smooth, f to f length of head. Anal II-III 5, 

 reaching or nearly reaching caudal. Pectoral f to f length of head, not 

 reaching ventral ; latter below anterior rays of dorsal. Scales longi- 

 tudinally striated, 33-36 -^^^ 2\ between lateral line and ventral, 

 14-16 round caudal peduncle. Olive-brown above, silvery beneath. 



Total length 255 millim. 

 Natal. 



1-5. Ad., types of B. gurneyi and B. howkeri. 



6. Skel. 



7. Hgr., type. 

 8-9. Hgr., types. 



Durban. Mr. T. Ayrcs (C). 



Col. Bowker (P.). 



