CLAEIAS. 



229 



Fig. 103. 



tliird of pectoral s|)ine ; outer mandibular barbel about 1^ times as long 

 as inner, which measures 1^ to | length of head. Gill-rakers on first arch 

 fine and close-set, 25 (very young) to 80 in number. Clavicles not 

 exposed. Dorsal 68-79, its distance from occipital process | to f length 



of head, its distance from caudal greater than 

 diameter of eye. Anal 50-60, not reaching 

 caudal. Pectoral f to ^ length of head, the spine 

 serrated on the outer border, J (young) to f 

 the length of the fin. Ventrals nearly equally 

 distant from end of snout aiid from caudal or a 

 little nearer former. Caudal about ^ length 

 of head, Olive above, uniform or marbled with 

 dark brown, white below ; a more or less 

 distinct light vertical bar on base of caudal ; anal 

 edged with red. 



Clarias (jarie[nnus. 

 Mozambique, after Peters (fieise Mossainb.). |. 



Total length 620 millim. 



South Africa (Natal, Orange River, Transvaal), Rhodesia, Mozambique, 

 Katanga, Angola. 



1. Ad.,stufted. Duvban. Sir A. Smith (P.). 



W. T. Ayres (C). 

 UmgeniR.,near Pietermaritzburg. Dr. E. Warren (P.). 

 Richmond district^ Natal. „ 



Burghersdorp, Orange R, 

 Vredcford Koad, Orange R. 



Colony. 

 Rhenoster R.. trib. o£ Vaal R. 



2-:?. Hgr, 

 4-5. Ad. 

 (•). Hgr. 



7. Yg. 



8. Skull. 



South African Museum (P.). 

 Capt. G. Barrett- Hamilton 



(P.). 



I)- 10. Ad. Sl 

 hgr. 

 11. Yg. 



12-ia. Yg. 



14-15. Yg. 

 113. Yg. 



Mooi K., Transvaal, 

 (ireat Olifant R., Transvaal. 

 Standerlon, Transvaal. 

 Mazoe, Mashonaland. 



Dr. J. D. F. Gilchrist (P.). 

 Major G. E. Bruce (P.). 

 S. Pershouse, Esq. (P.). 

 J. ff. Darling, Esq. (P.). 



