BARtLIUS. 



205 



eye ; latter 4^ to 5 times in length of head, interorbital width 3| to 3|- 

 times; mouth extending to below centre of eye or a little beyond; no 

 barbels ; second suborbital extending posteriorly to vertical of posterior 

 border of eye ; naked space between praeoperculum and suborbitals 

 narrow. Dorsal III 8, originating at equal distance from occiput and 

 from root of caudal, posterior third of its bnse above anal ; anterior rays 

 longest, about f length of head. Anal III 15, notched, anterior rays 

 about as long as longest dorsals. Pectoral pointed, about f length of 

 head, not reaching ventral. Caudal deeply forked. Caudal peduncle 

 twice as long as deep. Scales 59-63 ^isf, 2J between lateral line and 

 ventral. Grey above, silvery white beneath ; 12 dark bluish-grey 

 vertical bars on each side of the body above the lateral line. 

 Total length 155 millim. 



Senegal. 



-Types in Vienna Museum. 



14. BARILIUS MICEOCEPHALUS. 



Pelotroplius mlcrocephalus, Giintli. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1864, p. 314, and Cat. Fish. 



vii. p. 321 (1868). 

 Barilitis yuentlieri, l:?ouleag. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1896, p. 920, pi. xlvii. 

 Barilius microct'phalus, Boiileng. Ann. Mus. (-ongo, Zool. i. p. 103 (1899). 



Depth of body 4 to 4f times in total length, length of head 4 to 4| 

 times. Head twice as long as broad ; snout pointed, projecting a little 



Fig. 180. 





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Barlliiig muTOceijJialus. 

 Type of B. (juentheri (P. Z. 8. 1896). f. 



beyond mouth, H- to 2 times as long as eye, which is 4J to G times 



