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1 Sanhur, near Beni Souef. — Loat, 5.9.99. 



1 Bahr Selah, Fayum.— Loat, 6.10.99. 



4 Between Assiut and Abu Tig. — Loat, 1.12.99. 



83 At regulators near Luxor.— Loat, 12.10.00-10.11.00. 



IS Between Luxor and Assuan. — Loat, 9-10.00. 



6 Assuan.— Loat, 9-12.99, 3.1.00. 



1 Abu Hoor.— Loat, 18.1.00. 



2 Mirrwan.— Loat, 21.1.00. 



1 Korosko, Nubia.— Loat, 28.1.00. 



2 Ibrim, Nubia.— Loat, 5.2.00. 



3 Fergunt, Nubia.— Loat, 12.2.00. 



2 1| miles S. of Wady Balfa.— Loat, 25.2.00. 



6 Kosheh, Nubia.— Loat, 8-23.3.00. 



4 Khartum.— Petherick, 1862. 



1 ftosaires, Blue Nile. — Capt. Flower, 6.05. 



1 Wad Medine, Blue Nile.— Loat, 5.10.01. 



2 Jebelen, White Nile.— Loat, 11.1.01. 



2 Mouth o£ Lake No, White Nile.— Loat, 28.1.01. 



3 Gondokoro.— Loat, 13-19.1.02. 



1 Fajao, Victoria Nile, below Murchison Falls. — Budgett, 25.4.02. 



1 Tsutyaba, Lake Albert.— Budgett, 8.8.02. 



4 L. Gandjule, S. o£ L. Abaia. — 0. Neumann, 1901. 

 15 L. Gandjule.— Zaphiro, 8.9.05. 



1 St. Louis, Senegal.— Delhez, 1899. 



3 Kaedi, Senegal. — Delhez, 1899. 



1 Kurguel, near Metam, Senegal. — Delhez, 1899. 

 ! Niger.— W. A. Forbes, 1883. 



2 Jebba, Upper Niger.— Dr. C. Christy, 1899. 

 1 Assay, Lower Niger. — Dr. Ansorge, 1902. 



The " Kelp-el-Bahr" or " River-dog," with its powerful jaws with shark-like teeth, 

 visible when the mouth is closed, is a voracious fish well known to the natives all along 

 the Nile. I am not aware of any representations of it by the ancient Egyptians. Its 

 flesh is very flabby and full of bones, and it is among the worst-tasting fish of the 

 Nile. 



The following list of native names has been supplied by Mr. Loat : — " Kelp-el- 

 bahr " ( ss&\ (wJS), at Cairo, Barrage N. of Cairo, Lake Edkou, Beni Souef, Rosetta, 

 and in the Fayum ; " rashald" (2l#t;), " roschal " as spelt by Forskal, is sometimes used 

 at Cairo, though the name " kelp-el-bahr " is more frequent; " ardat" (&ej\) is the 

 name generally given at Kafr-el-Zayat ; (i maghsell " (J*JU), at Assiut, Sohag ; 

 " Jcelp-el-moyar" (*U!I v^J£), is sometimes applied to this species at Assiut, Sohag, 

 Akhmim, Nag'FIamadeh, Assuan; " moluher" (<^U), this term is also applied to the 



