BABBITS. 



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of head, not reaching ventral ; hase of latter below anterior half of 

 dorsal. Caudal peduncle 1^ times as long as deep. Scales radiately 



striated, 37 gf, 4 between lateral line and ventral, 16 round caudal 

 peduncle. Silvery, back brownish. 



Total length 85 millim. 



Akaki River (Hawash System), Southern Ethiopia. 



1. Type. Akaki B. Mr. P. C. Zaphiro (C.) ; 



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



111. BABBUS CAPENSIS. 



Barbus (Cheilobarbus) capensis, A. Smith, 111. Zool. S. Afr., Fisb. pi. x. fig. 1 



(1841). 

 Barbus capensis, Giinth. Cat. Fish. vii. p. 98 (1868). 



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

 times. Snout rounded, % to J- length of head ; eye 4 (young) to 7 times 

 in length of head ; interorbital width 3 to 4 times ; mouth terminal or 

 subinferior, its width 5 to 6 times in length of head ; lips rather strongly 

 developed, interrupted on the chin ; two barbels on each side, equal, as 

 long as the eye or a little longer. Dorsal III 8, equally distant from 

 eye and from root of caudal, border slightly concave; last simple ray 



Fig. 100. 



Barbus capensis. 

 Burg E. f. 



rather strong, bony, serrated, serrated portion about half length of head. 

 Anal III 6, not reaching caudal. Pectoral about § length of head, not 

 reaching ventral ; base of latter below middle of dorsal. Caudal 

 peduncle twice as long as deep. Scales radiately striated, 39-40 -^r 3 ' 

 4 between lateral line and ventral, 16 round caudal peduncle. Olive- 

 brown above, yellowish beneath. 



