BAEBUS. 



12' 



subiiiferior, its width of times in length of head ; lips feebly developed ; 

 two barbels on each side, anterior a little shorter, posterior a little 

 longer than eye. Dorsal III 7, a little nearer occiput than root of 

 caudal, border feebly concave ; last simple ray very strong, bony, 

 strongfy serrated, a little longer than head. Anal III 5, not reaching 

 caudal. Pectoral a little shorter than head, nearly reaching ventral ; 

 base of latter entirely in advance of dorsal. Caudal peduncle If times 



4— 



as long as deep. Scales 28-29 ^i, 2J-3 between lateral line and ventral, 



Fi2. 104. 



Barhus cDisoiyii. 

 Type. 



12-13 round caudal peduncle. Brownish above, silvery white beneath, 

 with an ill-defined dark lateral band above the lateral line ; fins 

 uniform whitish. 



Total len£,'th 70 millim. 



Angola. 

 1-2. Types. Liiaclie R, at Baiige Ngola. Dr. W. J. Ansorge (C). 



lie. BARBUS TETRASPILUS. 

 Pfeff. Thierw. O.-Afr., Fische, p. 59 (189(^). 



Depth of body a little greater than length of head, which is about 

 oj times in total length. Snout shorter than eye, which is 3 to 3J 

 times in length of head; interorbital width about 3 times in length of 

 head ; two barbels on each side, posterior longer than eye. Dorsal III 7; 

 last simple ray rather feeble, slender, serrated. Anal III 5. Pectoral 

 not quite reaching ventral; base of latter partly in advance of dorsal. 

 Caudal peduncle little longer than deep. Scales radiately striated, 

 31 4?, Ih between lateral line and ventral. Brown above, golden yellow 

 beneath ; four large round black spots on each side, the first above the 



