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pliose ; rostral flap large, completely cletaclied on tlie sides, its 

 edge feebly festooned ; luiptial tubercles or their scars on the 

 upper surface of the snout. Dorsal III 10-11, equally distant 

 from nostrils and from root of caudal, upper edge concave, last 

 simple I'ay as long or a little longer than head. Anal III 5, 

 reaching root of caudal or not. Pectoral as long as or a little 

 shorter than head, not reaching ventral, the first ray of which 



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Lahoo dhont't. 



falls below fourth branched ray of dorsa,l. Caudal deeply emar- 

 ginate, crescentic when fully spread out. Caudal peduncle 1| 

 times as long as deep. Scales 35-36 p5i , 3| between lateral line 

 and ventral, 12 (exceptionally 14) round caudal peduncle. Dark 

 olive above, white beneath ; a, more or less distinct dailv lateral 

 band ; sometimes ending in a black spot. 



Total length 115 mm. 



Six specimens from Tumbwe. 



Distinguished from L. cylindricus Peters by a more elongate 

 body and a lower number of scales round the caudal peduncle. 



Barbus euchilus. 



Depth of body 4 times in total length, length of head 3^ times. 

 Snout roinided, ^ length of head ; eye 4 times in length of head, 

 interorbital width 3j times; mouth inferior, its width 3^ times 

 in length of head; both lips much developed, the lower with a 

 rounded median lobe ; two barbels on each side, anterior | 

 diameter of eye, posterior §. Dorsal IV 10, equally distant from 

 ej^e and from root of caudal ; border concave ; last simple ray not 

 enlarged, articulate in its distal half, smooth, 4 length of head. 

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

 reaching ventral ; base of latter below middle of dorsal. Caudal 

 peduncle 1^ times as long as deep. Scales longitudinally striated, 

 26^% 2 between lateral line and ventral, 12 i^ound caudal 



