SCHILBE. 



297 



Upper profile of head nearly horizontal, the nape ascending very abruptly 

 from the occiput to the dorsal fin ; eye larger and supero-lateral in 

 position, its diameter 4^ to 5£ times in length of head in adult, If to 2\ 

 times in interocular width, which is less than width of mouth ; maxillary 

 barbel not i length of head in adult. Anal 67-75. Caudal with 



Fig. 239. 



ScJiilbe uranoseojnis. 

 White Nile (F. N.). ^. 



rounded or obtusely pointed lobes. Silvery, back steel-blue, head sea- 

 green : fins flesh-coloured ; a more or less distinct brown streak on the 

 upper lobe of the caudal fin ; young sometimes with a dark lateral band 

 and a black spot on the dorsal and pectoral fins. 



Lower Nile to Bahr-el-Gebel ; East Africa (Uniamwesi and Ganana 

 U.)? — Type in Senckenberg Museum, Frankfort (Main). 



Dr. liiippell (0.). 



L. Loat, Esq. (C). 



55 



J. Pctherick, Esq. (0.) . 



55 



L. Loat, Esq. (C). 



1 . One of the types. 



2. Skel. 

 3-4. Yg. 

 5-10. Yg. 



11. Ad. 

 12-13. Ad. 

 14. Skel. 

 15-20. Yg. 

 21. Hgr. 



22-29. Ad. & hgr. 

 30. Ad. 



Cairo. 



Nile. 



Near Luxor. 



Between Luxor and Assuan. 



Assuan. 



Khartum. 



)? 

 Wad Medine, Blue Nile. 

 Near Tonga, between Sobat 



and L. No. 

 Mouth of L. No. 

 Gondokoro. 



