244 ADDENDA, VOL. II. 



$2 a. BARBUS SABIENSIS. 

 Gilchrist & Thompson, t. c. p. 3i)7. 



Depth of body 34, to 3| times in total length, length of head 4 to 4^ 

 times. Snout rounded, feebly projecting, 2f to 2-f times in length of 

 head, eye 4J to 5|- times, interorbital width 2£ to 2| times ; mouth 

 inferior, its width 2f to 3f times in length of head ; lips thin, lower 

 restricted to the sides ; lower jaw with an angular edge ; two barbels on 

 each side, anterior f to § diameter of eye, posterior -^ to slightly longer 

 than eye. Dorsal IV 9, originating in advance of ventrals, equally 

 distant from nostrils or eye and from root of caudal, upper border 

 concave; last simple ray very slightly enlarged, segmented down to 

 its basal third, about as long as head. Anal III 5, reaching, or scarcely 

 reaching, caudal. Pectoral f to -^j length of head, not reaching ventral, 

 the base of which is below middle of dorsal. Caudal peduncle 1| to 1J 

 times as long as deep. Scales with slightly wavy longitudinal stria- 

 tion, 28-30 p, 2|-3 between lateral line and ventral, 12 round caudal 

 peduncle. Dark or reddish brown above, silvery beneath ; dorsal and 

 caudal with a greenish tinge. 



Total length 378 millim. 



Transvaal (Sabi R., Magalies R., and Malalene). — Types in S. African 

 Museum, Cape Town. 



Perhaps not specifically distinct from B. rhoclesianus. 



S3. BARBUS VICTORIA, Blgr. 

 Add:— 



2. Ad. Zambesi at Livingstone. S. African Museum (P.)- 



83 a. BARBUS COOKII. 

 Gilchrist & Thompson, t. c. p. 381, fig. 



Depth of body 3 times in total length, length of head 44- times. 

 Snout rounded, feebly projecting beyond mouth, nearly 3 times in 

 length of head; eye 5f times in length of head, interorbital width 

 2yo- times ; mouth subinferior, its width 2} times in length of head ; 

 lips thin, lower restricted to the sides ; lower jaw with a sharp keel 

 covered with a horny sheath. Two barbels on each side, anterior 

 f diameter of eye, posterior nearly as long as eye. Dorsal III 9, 

 equally distant from eye and root of caudal, border concave; last 

 simple ray slightly enlarged, bony at the base, slightly longer than 



