. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. 178 1-10. Hgr. & 11-17. Ad. 18. Ad. 19-20. Hgr. 21-22. Ad. 23-25. Ad. 26-29. Yg. 30-32. Ad. & hgr. 33-34. Hgr. 35-39. Hgr. CYPRINID^R. Grobelaars R. near Ondtsloon. Baakens R., Port Elizabeth. Port Elizabeth. Near Cathcart. Buffalo R. near King William's Town. Vredefort, Orange R. Colony. L. Chrissie, 150 m. E. of Pretoria. Klein Olifant R., Transvaal. Groot Olifant R. at Kalkfontein, Transvaal. Dr. J. D. F. Gilchrist (P.). 0. West, Esq. (P.). F. W. FitzSimons, Esq. (
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. 178 1-10. Hgr. & 11-17. Ad. 18. Ad. 19-20. Hgr. 21-22. Ad. 23-25. Ad. 26-29. Yg. 30-32. Ad. & hgr. 33-34. Hgr. 35-39. Hgr. CYPRINID^R. Grobelaars R. near Ondtsloon. Baakens R., Port Elizabeth. Port Elizabeth. Near Cathcart. Buffalo R. near King William's Town. Vredefort, Orange R. Colony. L. Chrissie, 150 m. E. of Pretoria. Klein Olifant R., Transvaal. Groot Olifant R. at Kalkfontein, Transvaal. Dr. J. D. F. Gilchrist (P.). 0. West, Esq. (P.). F. W. FitzSimons, Esq. (P.). Mr. J. L. Drege (P.). Dr. J. D. F. Gilchrist (P.). Major H. Trevelyan (P.). C'apt. Barrett - Hamilton (P.). P. A. Methuen, Esq. (P.). Major G. E. Bruce (P.). S. Pershouse, Esq. (P.). 175. BARBUS AFER. Barbus (Capoeta) afer, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1864, p. 395. Barbus afer, Giinth. Cat. Fish. vii. p. 148 (1868). Depth of body equal to length of head, 4 times in total length. Snout rounded, as long as or a little shorter than eye, which is 3 to 3| times in length of head; interorbital width 3 times in length of head; Fig. Barbus afer. Cape Town. mouth small, inferior; lips moderate; a single barbel on each side, *â to | diameter of eye. Dorsal III 7, equally distant from eye and from caudal, border straight; last simple ray not enlarged, not serrated, a little shorter than head. Anal III 5, not reaching caudal. Pectoral a little shorter than head, sometimes reaching ventral; base of latter originating slightly in advance of dorsal. Caudal peduncle twice as long as deep. Scales radiately striated, 28-31 % 3 between lateral line and. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Boulenger, George Albert, 1858-1937. London, Printed by order of the
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