LABEO. 



31^ 



as deep. Scales 38-39 ^, 5 between lateral line and root of ventral, 

 18 round caudal peduncle. Grey above, silvery white beneath. 



Total length 300 millim. 



Limpopo System. — Type in Vienna Museum. 



Kg. 234. 



Labeo rosce. 

 TyTpe, after Steindachner (1. c). |. 



1-2. Ad. 



Klein Letaba R., tributary of 

 Olifant R., Transvaal. 



Mr. C. Grant (C.) ; 

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



8. LABEO MESOrS. 

 Gunth. Oat. Fish. vii. p. 51 (1868). 

 Labeo coubie, part., Giinth. t. c. p. 48. 



Body strongly compressed, its depth 3^ to 4^ times in total length. 

 Head 4 to 5 times in total length, its width -f its length ; snout rounded ; 

 eye perfectly lateral, in middle of head, 4^ to 5 times in length of head ; 

 interorbital width f length of head ; Avidth of mouth, with lips, 2^ to 3 

 times in length of head ; both lips with several rows of papillae, those 

 of the outer row conical and forming a fringe ; edge of rostral flap 

 entire ; a minute barbel hidden under folds of skin ; tubercles on snout 

 small. Dorsal III 10-12, equally distant from centre or anterior 

 border of eye and from caudal, notched, longest ray as long as head. 

 Anal III 5, not reaching caudal. Pectoral as long as head, not reaching 

 ventral, the first ray of which falls below 4th or 5th ray of dorsal. 

 Caudal emarginate, crescentic. Caudal peduncle IJ times as long as 



