CYPRINID^. 235 



two on each side, anterior | to | diameter of eye, posterior nearly as 

 long as eye, the distance between them greater than diameter of eye 

 in the adult. Dorsal III-IV 9, free edge distinctly emarginate ; last 

 simple ray strong, bony, not serrated, i to § length of head ; the fin 

 nearly equally distant from occiput and from root of caudal. Anal II- 

 III 5, longest ray about f length of head. Pectoral § to | length of 

 head, not reaching ventral. Ventral below anterior rays of dorsal. 

 Caudal peduncle 1^ to 1| times as long as deep. Scales finely striated 

 longitudinally, 32-34 |, 3 between lateral line and ventral, 12 round 

 caudal peduncle. Olive-brown above and on the fins, whitish beneath ; 

 scales of young edged with blackish. 



Total length 640 millira. 



Victoria Nile.— Types in Genoa Museum. 



1. One of the types. Kakinda. Dr. E. Bayoii (C.) ; Genoa 



Museum (P.). 

 2- Ad. Jinja, Ripon Falls, Dr. van Someron (P.). 



Distinguished from B. intermedins by the broader mouth. 



40 5. BARBUS GIRARDI. 

 Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (6) vi. 1910, p. 551. 



Depth of body 3 to 3 J times in total length, length of head 3J to 4 J 

 times. Snout rounded, 3^ to 3J times in length of head ; eye 3 (young) 

 to 4 times in length of head, interorbital width 2J to 2|- times ; mouth 

 inferior, its width 3^ to 4 times in length of head ; lips rather feebly 

 developed, lower restricted to the sides; two barbels on each side, 

 subequal, or posterior a little longer, 1-| to IJ diameters of eye. 

 Dorsal IV 10, equally distant from anterior border of eye and from 

 caudal, border concave ; last simple ray very strong, bony, not serrated, 

 1 to 1\ times length of head. Anal III 5, reaching caudalinthe adult. 

 Pectoral as long as head, nearly reaching ventral ; latter below anterior 

 soft rays of dorsal. Caudal peduncle If times as long as deep. Scales 

 finely striated longitudinally, 40-44 ^jfz, 3J-4^ between lateral line 

 and ventral, 16-18 round caudal peduncle. Brownish above, the scales 

 darker at the base, whitish beneath; all the fins of a rich red in life. 



Total length 300 millim. 



Angola. 

 1-6. Types. Lncalla R. at Liicalla. Dr. W. J. Ansorge (C). 



Distinguished from B. intermedins by the smaller scales. 



