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space between praeoperculum and suborbitals very narrow. Gill-rakers 

 very short, rudimentary. Dorsal III 8, originating midway between 

 occiput and root of caudal, or a little nearer latter, its posterior third 

 above anal; anterior rays longest, not quite ^ length of head. Anal III 

 14-15, similar to dorsal. Pectoral acutely pointed, as long as head, not 

 reaching ventral. Caudal forked. Caudal peduncle twice as long as 



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deep. Scales with radiating stria?, 44-45 p, 1 between lateral line and 

 ventral, 12 round caudal peduncle. Silvery, olive on the back. 



1% 174. 



Barilius weynsii. 

 Type (A. M. C). 



Total length 95 millim. 



Upper Congo. — Type in Congo Museum, Tervueren. 



1. Type. Between New Antwerp and Stanley Falls. Capt. Weyns (C). 



2. Ad. Banzyville, Ubanghi. Capt. lioyaux (C). 



8. BARILTUS NEAVII. 

 Bouleng. Mem. Manchest. Lit. & Phil. Soc. li. 1907, no. 12, p. 3. 



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

 times. Head 2 to 2^ times as long as broad ; snout obtusely pointed, 

 longer than eye, which is 4 to 4^- times in length of head; interorbital 

 width 3 times in length of bead ; mouth extending to below anterior 

 third or centre of eye ; no barbels ; naked space between pweoperculum 

 and suborbitals as broad as second suborbital. Gill-rakers few, rudi- 

 mentary. Dorsal II 9-10, originating midway between eye and root of 

 caudal, posterior half above anal; anterior rays longest, f to f length 

 of head. Anal 1II-IV 11—13, with produced anterior lobe, longest ray 

 as long as longest dorsal. Pectoral pointed, § to f length of head, 

 reaching or nearly reaching ventral. Caudal forked, lower lobe longer 

 than upper. Caudal peduncle 2 to 2\ times as long as deep. Scales 



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with radiating stria?, 42-45 p, 3 between lateral line and ventral, 14 



