BAEBUS. 139 



not reaching caudal. Pectoral a little shorter than head, reaching 

 ventral or not so far; base of latter below anterior half of dorsal. 

 Caudal peduncle 1^ to 1| times as long as deep. Scales radiately 

 striated, 25-27 % 2^-S between lateral line and ventral, 12 round 

 caudal peduncle. Brown above ; a rather indistinct dark lateral band 

 sometimes present ; a small round black spot at root of caudal. 



Fig. 115. 



Barbus hessleri. 

 Type of B. caudimacula. 



Total length 65 millim. 



Angola. — Type in Vienna Museum 



1-18. Types of B. Golungo Alto. 



caudimacula. 

 19-22. Ad. 

 23-24. Ad. Beneuella 



Pungo Andongo. 



Dr. Welwitsch (P.). 



Dr. W. J. Ansorge (C). 

 Dr. F. C. Wellman (P.). 



131. BARBUS HOLOT^NIA. 



Barhits hesslerl, part., Giinth. Cat. Pish. vii. p. 107 (1868). 



Barhus kessleri (non Steind.), Giinth. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (G) xvii. 1890, p. 277 ; 



Bouleng. Poiss. Bass. Congo, p. 225 (1901). 

 Barbus holotcenia, Bonleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) xiv. 1904, p. 218. 

 Barbus campt acanthus, var. coitesi, Pellegr. Bull. Mus. Paris, 1907, p. 320. 



Depth of body 2f to 3^ times in total length, length of head 3^ to 

 4:\ times. Snout rounded, as long as or slightly longer than eye, which 

 is 3 (young) to 4 times in length of head ; interorbital width 2^ to 3 

 times in length of head ; mouth subinferior, its width 3 to 3^ times 

 in length of head ; lips feebly developed ; two barbels on each side, 

 anterior about as long as eye, posterior 1-^ to If as long as eye. 

 Dorsal III 8 (rarely 9), equally distant from anterior border or centre 

 of eye and from root of caudal, border feebly concave ; last simple ray 

 as lonj; as or a little shorter than head, usual) v rather feebly ossified 



