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Show 1894.] FISHES FROM E. AFRICA. 91 forked; pectoral extending to or nearly to the root of the ventral. Coloration uniform. Numerous specimens were collected in the Thika-thika, in the Kibwezi River, below its reappearance, and in the Guaso el Narua. The largest specimens are fifteen inches long. 11. BARBUS TAITENSIS, sp. n. D. 10. A. 8. L. lat. 31. L. transv. \. The osseous dorsal ray is of moderate strength, finely serrated, and but little shorter than the head. There are two and a half longitudinal series of scales between the lateral line and the root of the ventral fin. Body compressed, its depth being equal to the length of the bead and one fourth of the total length (without caudal). The diameter of the eye equals the length of the snout and is one fourth of the length of the head. The upper barbel is shorter than the lower, which is as long as the eye. Jaws of equal length. Interorbital space convex, wider than the eye. Dorsal fin about as high as the body, its origin being somewhat in advance of that of the ventral and equidistant from the end of the snout and from the root of the caudal. Pork of the caudal of moderate depth. Silvery, with a bluish band along the middle of the side, the band terminating in a small black spot on the root of the caudal fin. I take this opportunity of describing this species here from two specimens which were collected at Teita by Mr. Wray, and of which the larger is only 3 inches long. 12. BARBUS INTERMEDIUS, Riipp. Previously known from Abyssinia. Adult specimens have the lower lip dilated into broad lobes, of which the median is divided from the lateral by a deep notch. Prom the Rivers el Narua, Nyuki, and Kiroruma. 13. ANGUILLA BENGALENSIS, Gray. Prom the Thika-thika, Athi, and Tana Rivers. EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES. PLATE VIII. Bunocnemis modestus, nat. size. Fingers and toes enlarged. PLATE IX. Oreochromis niger. PLATE X. Fig. A. Chromis spilurus. B. Ldbeo gregorii. PLATE XI. Barbus tanensis. |
