SCHILBE. 



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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, 1% 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. 



Schilbe uranoseopus. 

 White Nile (P. 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 

 K.) 1 ? — Type in Senckenberg Museum, Frankfort (Main). 



1 . One of the types. Cairo. 



2. Skel. Nile. 

 3-4. Yg. Near Luxor. 



Between Luxor and Assuan. 



Assuan. 



Khartum. 



Dr. Riippell (C). 



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5-10. Yg. 

 11. Ad. 

 12-13. Ad. 

 14. Skel. 

 15-20. Yg. 

 21. Hgr. 



22-29. Ad. & hgr. 

 30. Ad. 



Wad Medine, Blue Nile. 

 Near Tonga, between Sobat 



and L. No. 

 Mouth of L. No. 

 Gondokoro. 



J. Petherick, Esq. (C.) . 



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