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nearly reaching the root of the caudal. Pectoral fin acutely pointed, five-sixths to 

 seven-eighths the length of the head, not reaching the ventral; latter a little posterior 

 to the origin of the dorsal. Caudal fin deeply forked. Caudal peduncle once and 

 three-fourths as long as deep. Scales longitudinally striated, 35-37 |f, 3 between 



lateral line and ventral, 12 round caudal peduncle. 



Bluish or steel-blue above ; fins of a dark slate-colour ; iris yellow or orange. 

 Total length 310 millimetres. 



Measurements (in millimetres). 



Total length (without caudal) 285 220 



Greatest depth 73 64 



Length of head 70 52 



Width of head 36 27 



Length of snout 23 17 



Diameter of eye 12 10-J 



Interorbital width 23 17 



Width of mouth 23 17 



Anterior barbel 13 10 



Posterior barbel 17 12 



Leugth of last simple ray of dorsal (ossified part) . . 44 46 



„ longest ray of anal 58 40 



„ pectoral 58 43 



Two specimens were obtained by Mr. E. Degen at Bahardar, Lake Tsana, on 

 June 4th, 1902. 



B. platystomus approaches B. gorguari in its broad terminal mouth, but differs from 

 it in the much broader snout and the broader interorbital region. 



18. BARBUS ZAPHIRL 



(Plate XLV. fig. 1.) 



Boulenger, Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) xvii. 1906, p. 563. 



Depth of body three and three-fifths times in the total length, length of head three 

 and one-fourth times. Snout rounded, its length three and a half times in the length 

 t)f the head ; diameter of the eye six times in the length of the head, interorbital width 

 four times; mouth terminal, lower jaw slightly projecting; width of the mouth one- 

 fourth the length of the head ; lips well-developed, interrupted on the chin ; barbels 

 two on each side, nearly equal, about once and a half the diameter of the eye, the space 



2h2 



