BARBUS. 129 



Dorsal III G, equally distant from eye and from root of caudal, border 

 nearly straight ; last simple ray bony, strongly serrated, shorter than 

 head. Anal III 5, not reaching caudal. Pectoral f length of head, 

 not quite reaching ventral ; origin of latter somewhat in front of origin 

 of dorsal. Caudal peduncle 1^ times as long as deep. Scales radiately 

 striated, 28 ^, 3 between lateral line and ventral, 12 round caudal 

 peduncle. Brownish above, silvery beneath. 



Total length 65 millim. 



Lake Victoria. 



Fii-. 106. 



B'trhus sfxradiatus. 

 Type. 



1. Type. Kisumu Bay, Kaviroiido. A. Blayney Percival, Esq. (P.). 



119. BARBUS SALMO. 

 Pfeff. Thierw. O.-Afr., Fische, p. 56 (1896). 



Depth of body 3^ times in total length, length of head not quite 

 4 times. Snout obtusely pointed, slightly longer than eye, which is 

 4J times in length of head ; interorbital width 2J times in length of 

 head; mouth subinferior; lips rather thin; two barbels on each side, 

 posterior IJ diameters of eye. Dorsal III 7 ; last simple ray very 

 strong, bony, serrated, nearly as long as head. Anal III 5. Pectoral 

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

 Scales 26 ^l, 2J between lateral line and ventral. Brown above, silvery 

 white beneath ; a dark lateral streak, more distinct on the caudal part 

 of the body. 



Total length 85 millim. 



Pangani River, East Africa. — Type in Berlin Museum. 



