EUTROPIUS.— SCHILBE. 293 



5. Skel. Beira, Port. E. Africa. Mr. C. Grant (C.) ; 



C. D. Rudd, Esq. (P.). 



6. Ad. Buluwayo, Rhodesia. Dr. J. D. F. Gilchrist (P.). 



7. Ad. N. Transvaal. „ 

 8-9. Hgr. Dwaars R., Transvaal. „ 



12. EUTROPIUS MOEBII. 

 Eutropius mobiusii, Pfeff. Thierw. 0.-A£r., Fische, p. 30 (1896). 



Depth of body 4 times in total length, length of head 5 times. 

 Maxillary barbel about half as long as outer mandibular. Dorsal I 6, 

 its base partly in advance of ventrals. Anal 63-70. Otherwise as in 

 E. depressirostris. Silvery, blackish above. 



Kingani River, East Africa. — Types in Berlin Museum. 



10. SCHILBE. 



Cuv. Rcgne Anim. ii. pp. 202 (1817), part. ; Guath. Cut. Fish. v. p. 40 (1864) ; 

 Bouleng. Poiss. Bass. Congo, p. 273 (1901), and Fish. Nile, p. 311 (1907). 



Differing from the preceding only in the absence of the adipose 

 dorsal fin. 



61-55 vertebree (14-15 + 36-41). 



Tropical Africa and the Nile. Only two species appear to be entitled 

 to recognition. 



1. SCHILBE MYSTUS. 



Silurus nii/stits, Linn, in Hasselq. Reise Palast, p. 419 (1762), and Syst. Nat. i. 



p. 502 (1766); Sonnini, Trav. Egypt, ii. p. 415, pi. v. fig. 3 (1800); 



GeofFr. Descr. Egypte, Poi-^s. p. 287, pi. xi. figs. 3 & 4 (1827) ; Joannis, Mag. 



Zool. 1835, pi. xii. 

 Schilbe mystus, Rupp. Beschr. n. Fische Nil, p. 5 (1829) ; Cuv. & Val. Hist. Poiss. 



xvi. p. 372 (1839) ; Gunth. Cat. Fish. v. p. 50 (1864), and Petherick's Trav. 



ii. p. 222 (1869) ; Bouleng. Poiss. Bass. Congo, p. 273 (1901) ; Hilgend. & 



Pappenh. Sitzb. Ges. naturf. Fr. Berl. 1903, p. 264 ; Bouleng. Fish. Nile, 



p. 3 1 J, pi. Ivi. fig. 1 (1907). 

 Chilbe Cherissie, Rifaud, Voy. Eirypte, pi. cxciii. no. 30 (1830). 

 Schilbe intermedius^ Riipp. Fortsetz. Beschr. n. Fische, p. 6 { 1832). 

 Schilbe auratas, Jo.mnis, t. c. pi. v. 

 Schilbe senegallus, Cuv. & Val. t. c, p. 378. 

 Schilbe dispila, Giinth. tt. cc. pp. 51, 223, and Ann. Mag. N. H. (6) xvii. 1896, 



p. 276 ; Bouleng. Poiss. Bass. Congo, p. 274, 



