CLAKIAS. 



229 



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

 as inner, which measures -J 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 \ 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 \ 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, white below ; a more or less 

 distinct light vertical bar on base of caudal ; anal 

 edged Avith red. 



Clarius r/ariepinus. 

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



Total length 620 millim. 



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

 Katanga, Angola. 



1. Ad., stuffed. Durban. 

 2-3. Hgr. 

 4-5. Ad. 

 6". Hgr. 



7. Yg. 



8. Skull. 



0-10. Ad. & 

 ligr. 

 11. Yg. 

 12-13. Yg. 

 14-15. Yg. 

 16. Ye. 



Umgeni R.,near Pietermaritzburg. 

 Richmond district. Natal. 

 Burghersdorp, Orange R. 

 Vredeford Road, Orange R. 



Colony. 

 Rhenoster R. trib. o£ Vaal R. 



Mooi R, Transvaal. 

 Great Olifant R., Transvaal. 

 S tended on, Transvaal. 

 Mazoe, Mashonalarid. 



Sir A. Smith (P.). 

 W. T. Ayres (C,). 

 Dr. E.Warren (P.). 



South African Museum (P.). 

 Capt. G. Barrett-Hamilton 

 (P.). 



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

 Major G. E. Bruce (P.). 

 S. Pershouse, Esq. (P.). 

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



