244 ADDENDA, VOL. II. 



82 a. BARBUS SABIENSIS. 

 Gilchrist & Thompson, t. c. p. 31)7. 



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

 times. Snout rounded, feebly projecting, 2f to 2j times in length of 

 head, eye 4^ to 5|- times, interorbital width 2^ to 2| times ; mouth 

 inferior, its width 2^ to S^- times in length of head ; lips thin, lower 

 restricted to the sides; lower jaw with an angular edge ; two barbels on 

 each side, anterior f to § diameter of eye, posterior i-^ to sl'ghtly longer 

 than eye. Dorsal IV 9, originating in advance of ventrals, equally 

 distant from nostrils or eye and from root of caudal, upper border 

 concave; last simple ray very slightly enlarged, segmented down to 

 its basal third, about as long as head. Anal III ij, reaching, or scarcely 

 reaching, caudal. Pectoral f to -^ length of head, not I'eaching ventral, 

 the base of which is below middle of dorsal. Caudal peduncle Ij to 1 J 

 times as long as deep. Scales with slightly wavy longitudinal stria- 

 tion, 28-30 ^, 2^-3 between lateral line and ventral, 12 round caudal 

 peduncle. Dark or reddish brown above, silvery beneath ; dorsal and 

 caudal with a greenish tinge. 



Total length 378 millim. 



Transvaal (Sabi R., Magalies 11., and Malaleue). — Types in S. African 

 Museum, Cape Town. 



Perhaps not specifically distinct from JB. rhodesiauus. 



83. BARBUS VICTORIiE, Blgr. 

 Add :— 



2. Ad. Zambesi at Livingstone. S. African Museum (P.). 



83 a. BARBUS OOOKII. 

 Gilchrist & Thompson, t. c. p. 381, fig. 



Depth of body 3 times in total length, length of head 4| times. 

 Snout rounded, feebly projecting beyond mouth, nearly 3 times in 

 length of head ; eye 5f times in length of head, interorbital width 

 2^0 times ; mouth subinferior, its width 2-^ times in length of head ; 

 lips thin, lower restricted to the sides ; lower jaw with a sharp keel 

 covered with a horny sheath. Two barbels on each side, anterior 

 f diameter of eye, posterior nearly as long as eye. ])orsal III 9, 

 equally distant from eye and root of caudal, border concave; last 

 simple ray slightly enlarged, bony at the base, slightly longer than 



