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Pectoral fin more or less pointed, two-thirds to three-fourths the length of the head, 

 not reaching the ventral; latter below the anterior rays of the dorsal. Caudal fin 

 deeply forked. Caudal peduncle once and two-thirds to twice as long as deep. Scales 

 longitudinally striated, 29-36 |F§L 2 \ or 3 between lateral line and ventral, 12 or 14 

 round caudal peduncle. 



Notes and a sketch taken by Mr. Degen from fresh specimens at the Zegi market 

 represent the fish as bronze-yellow, the back olive, the belly whitish, the fins olive, the 

 pectorals, ventrals, and anal tinged with pink ; iris yellow. A specimen from Bahardar 

 is described as having the body greenish grey above, yellowish beneath, the anal and 

 the caudal fins light scarlet, the dorsal green, the pectorals and ventrals light grey. 

 Mr. Zaphiro describes the colour of the Gibe and Gato River specimens as dark above, 

 silvery white tinged with yellow beneath, the ventral and anal fins white or yellowish, 

 the caudal yellow, the iris yellow. 



Total length 520 millimetres. 



This species, originally described from Lake Tsana, has a rather wide distribution, 

 extending southwards to Lake Gandjule (Margherita) and the Sagan River, which 

 connects L. Gandjule with L. Stephanie. Besides the type, kindly entrusted to me 

 by the Directors of the Senckenberg Museum, Frankfort/M., I have examined a 

 considerable number of specimens. 



The following is a list of the material at hand : — 



1 Goraza, L. Tsana. — Riippell, 1832. (Type.) 



5 Zegi, L. Tsana. — Degen, 5.02. 



1 Bahardar, L. Tsana.— Degen, 6.02. 



3 Didessa R., trib. of Blue Nile, 1500 feet.— Zaphiro, 6.5.05. 



1 Juju R., affl. of Didessa R., 2000 feet.— Zaphiro, 10.5.05. 



2 Gibe R., affl. of Omo R., 2800 feet.— Zaphiro, 28.4.05. 

 2 Sagan R., at Wondo, 2800 feet.— Zaphiro, 22.8.05. 



5 Gato R., affl. of Sagan R., 3700 feet.— Zaphiro, 29.8.05. 

 1 Zuja R., affl. of Sagan R., 4200 feet.— Zaphiro, 12.7.05. 

 1 L. Gandjule, 3000 feet.— Zaphiro, 10.9.05. 



Riippell says the flesh of this Barbel is particularly prized by the natives at Goraza, 

 where it bears the name Nedgia. Mr. Degen informs me that at Zegi and Bahardar, 

 on the other side of L. Tsana, the fish is called Lento or Liento, but confounded with 

 B. degeni and other similar forms, and that he found the flesh of all these Barbels 

 very insipid. 



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