BARBUS. 53 



18- Ad. Znja R., affl. of Sagan E., Mr. P. C. Zaphiro (C); 



4200 ft. W. N. McMillan, Esq. (P.). 



19. Hgr. L. Gandjule, 3000 ft. 



32 BARBUS OOMPINEI. 

 Barynotus compinel, Sauv. Bull. Soc. Philom. (7) iii. 1878, p. 102, and N. Arch. 



Mus. (2) iii. 1880, p. 51, pi. i. fig. 4. 

 Barbus compinei, Boule.ng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) xvi. 1905, p. 44. 



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

 Snout rounded, about 2-J times in length of head ; eye 1\ times in 

 length of head, interorbital width a little less than 3 times; lips well 

 developed, lower continuous; two barbels on each side, posterior the 

 longer and a little longer than eye. Dorsal IV 10, nearer occiput than 

 caudal, border concave; last simple ray moderately strong, bony, not 

 serrated, shorter than head. Anal III 5, not reaching caudal. Pectoral 

 shorter than bead, not reaching ventral ; base of latter a little behind 

 vertical of origin of dorsal. Caudal peduncle about twice as long as 

 deep. Scales longitudinally striated, 30 ^f, 2 between lateral line and 

 ventral, 10 round caudal peduncle. Purplish grey, scales bluish at the 

 base ; fins grey. 



Total length 730 millim. 



Ogowe. — Type (stuffed) in Paris Museum. — I am indebted to 

 Dr. Pellagrin for notes supplementing the original description of this 

 species. 



33. BARBUS LINNELLT. 

 Li'.nnb. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) xiii. 1904, p. 133. 



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

 3^ times. Snout rounded, 2^ times, or slightly more, in length of head ; 

 eye 6 to 6^ times in length of head, interorbital width 2-J to 2§ times ; 

 mouth inferior ; lips well developed, lower continuous across the chin ; 

 two barbels on each side, anterior 1 to 1-g- diameters of eye, posterior 1^. 

 Dorsal III 8, nearer occiput than caudal, border concave ; last simple 

 ray rather strong, bony, not serrated, slightly curved, a little more than 

 \ length of head. Anal III 5. Pectoral about f length of head, not 

 reaching ventral ; base of latter below anterior rays of dorsal. Caudal 

 peduncle 1£ to \\ times as long as deep. Scales longitudinally striated, 

 26-27 |r, 2 between lateral line and ventral, 12 round caudal peduncle. 

 Total length 435 millim. 

 Elephant Lake, Cameroon Mountain.— Types in Gothenburg Museum. 



