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5. Skel. Bcira, Port. E. Africa. Mr. C. Grant (G.) ; 



C. D. Rudd, Esq. (P.). 



6. Ad. Buluwayo, Rhodesia. Dr. J. 1). F. Gilchrist (P.). 



7. Ad. N. Transvaal. „ 

 8-0. Her. Dvvaars R., Transvaal. „ 



12. EUTROPIUS MOEB1I. 

 Eutropius mohiusii, Pfeff. Thierw. O.-Afr., Fische, p. 30 (1806). 



Depth of body 4 times in total length, length of head 5 times. 

 Maxillary barbel about half as long as outer mandibular. Dorsal I 6, 

 its base partly in advance of ventrals. Anal 63-70. Otherwise as in 

 E. depressirostris. Silvery, blackish above. 



Kingani River, East Africa. — Types in Berlin Museum. 



10. SCHILBE. 

 Cuv. Regne Anirn. ii. pp. 202 (1817), part. ; Giinth. Cut. Fish. ,. p. 40 (1864) ; 

 Bouleng. Poiss. Bass. Congo, p. 273 (1001), and Fish. Nile, p. 311 (1007). 



Differing from the preceding only in the absence of the adipose 

 dorsal fin. 



51-55 vertebrae (14-15 + 36-41). 



Tropical Africa and the Nile. Only two species appear to be entitled 

 to recognition. 



1. SCHILBE MYSTUS. 



Silums mystus, Linn, in Hasselq. Reise Palast. p. 410 (1762), and Syst. Nat. i. 



p. 502 (1766); Sonnini, Trav. Egypt, ii. p. 415, pi. v. fig. 3 (1800); 



Geoffr. Descr. Egypte, Poiss. p. 287, pi. xi. figs. 3 & 4 (1827) ; Joanuis, Mag. 



Zool. 1835, pi. xii. 

 Schilbe mystus, Riipp. Beschr. n. Fische Nil, p. 5 (1820) ; Cuv. & Val. Hist. Poiss. 



xvi. p. 372 (1830) ; Giinth. Cat, Fish. v. p. 50 (1864), and Petherick's Trav. 



ii. p. 222 (1860) ; Bouleng. Poiss. Bass. Congo, p. 273 (1001) ; Hilgend. & 



Pappenh. Sitzb. Ges. naturf. Fr. Berl. 1003, p. 264 ; Bouleng. Fish. Nile, 



p. 311, pi. lvi. fig. 1 (1007). 

 Chilbe Cherissie, Rifaud, Voy. Egypte, pi. exciii. no. 30 (1830). 

 Schilbe intermedins, Riipp. Fortsetz. Beschr. n. Fische, p. 6 (1832). 

 Schilbe aurdtus, Joanuis, t. c. pi. v. 

 Schilbe tenegallus, Cuv. & Val. t. c. p. 378. 

 Schilbe dispila, Giinth. tt. cc. pp. 51, 223, and Ann. Mag. N. H. (6) xvii. 1806, 



p. 276 ; Bouleng. Poiss. Bass. Congo, p. 274. 



