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CYPRIMDJE. 



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

 to 6 times in length of head, interorbital width 2§ to 3j times; mouth 

 inferior, its width 4 to 5 times in length of head; lips moderate, lower 

 interrupted on chin ; two barbels on each side, anterior § (young) to 1^ 

 diameters of eye, posterior 1 to 1§ (less in the young). Dorsal IV 8-9, 

 a little nearer occiput than caudal, border concave ; last simple ray very 

 strong, bony, not serrated, J to f length of head in adult, nearly as long 

 as head or even longer in young. Anal III 5, often reaching caudal. 

 Pectoral as long as or a little shorter than head, not reaching ventral ; 

 base of latter below anterior rays of dorsal. Caudal peduncle 1J to 2 



ra-6i 



times as long as deep. Scales longitudinally striated, 30-38 '^4 



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Fig. 39. 



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Barbas intermedins. 

 L. Tstuia (Y. X.). j. 



■"■-■;'- 



between lateral line and ventral, 12 (rarely 14) round caudal peduncle. 

 Olive or green above, yellow or pinkish beneath ; fins brown or olive, 

 caudal sometimes green. 

 Total length 400 millirn. 



Lake Tsana and upper tributaries of Blue Nile, Omo and Lake Abaia 

 basins.— Type in Senckenberg Museum, Frankfort (M.). 

 1-5. Ad. & Jigr. Zegi, L. Tsana. Mr. E. Degen (C). 



6-11, 12-21. Ad., Bahardar and Zegi, L. Tsana. 

 hgr., & yg. 

 22. Skel. L. Tsana. 



2:5-21. Hgr. Didessa R., 1500 ft. 



2.3. Hgr. Jnju R., affl. of Didessa R., 



2000 ft. 

 20-27. Hgr.&yg. Urgessa H., affl. of Didessa 



R., 2300 ft. 



Mr. P. <_', Zapliiro (C.) ; 

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



