CLARIAS. 



229 



third of pectoral spine ; outer mandibular barbel about 1\ times as long 

 as inner, which measures ^ to § length of head. Gill-rakers on first arch 

 fine and close-set, 25 (very young) to 80 in number. Clavicles not 

 exposed. Dorsal 68-79, its distance from occipital process y to f length 



of head, its distance from caudal greater than 

 Fig. 193. diameter of eye. Anal 50-60, not reaching 



caudal. Pectoral f to j length of head, the spine 

 serrated on the outer border, ^ (young) to f 

 the length of the fin. Ventrals nearly equally 

 distant from end of snout and from caudal or a 

 little nearer former. Caudal about \ length 

 of head. Olive above, uniform or marbled with 

 dark brown, Avhite below ; a more or less 

 distinct light vertical bar on base of caudal ; anal 

 edged with red. 



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Clarias gariepinus. 

 Mozambique, after Peters (JJeise Mossamb.). f. 



Total length 620 millim. 



South Africa (Natal, Orange Eiver, Transvaal), Rhodesia, Mozambique 

 Katanga, Angola. 



1. Ad., stuffed. Durbau. Sir A. Smith (P.). 



W. T. Ayres (C). 

 UmgeniR.,near Pietermaritzburg. Dr. E. Warren (P.). 

 Richmond district. Natal. „ 



Burghersdorp, Orange R. 

 Vredeford Road, Orange R. 



Colony. 

 Rhenoster R.. trib. of. Vaal R. 



2-3. Hgr. 

 4-5. Ad. 



6. Hgr. 



7. Yg. 



8. Skull. 



South African Museum (P.). 

 Capt. G. Barrett-Hamilton 



(P.). 



9-10. Ad.-& 

 hgr. 

 11. Yg. 

 12-13. Yg. 

 14-15. Yg. 

 16. Yg. 



Mooi R., Transvaal. 

 Great Olifant R., Transvaal. 

 Standerfon, Transvaal. 

 Mazoe, Mashonaland. 



Dr. J. D. F. Gilchrist (P.). 

 Major G. E. Bruce (P.). 

 S. Pershouse, Esq. (P.). 

 J. ff. Darling, Esq. (P.). 



