. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). LAKE GEORGE HAPLOCHROMIS SPECIES 201 Description. Based on 20 specimens, 3S-5-6i-o mm standard length, all from Lake George. Depth of body 26-6-30-4 (M = 29-9) per cent of standard length, length of head 30-5-34-4 (M = 32-3) per cent. Dorsal head profile straight, sloping gently at an angle of ca 20°-25° with the » horizontal. Preorbital depth i2-5-i6-8 (M = 14-8) per cent of head, least interorbital width 23'3-29-2 (M = 26-4) per cent, length of snout i-o-i-i times its breadth, and 24-0- t30-8 (M = 28-1) per cent of head. Eye diameter 3I-5-3
. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). LAKE GEORGE HAPLOCHROMIS SPECIES 201 Description. Based on 20 specimens, 3S-5-6i-o mm standard length, all from Lake George. Depth of body 26-6-30-4 (M = 29-9) per cent of standard length, length of head 30-5-34-4 (M = 32-3) per cent. Dorsal head profile straight, sloping gently at an angle of ca 20°-25° with the » horizontal. Preorbital depth i2-5-i6-8 (M = 14-8) per cent of head, least interorbital width 23'3-29-2 (M = 26-4) per cent, length of snout i-o-i-i times its breadth, and 24-0- t30-8 (M = 28-1) per cent of head. Eye diameter 3I-5-37-0 (^I = 33-9) per cent (not showing any allometry in this size range), depth of cheek I3-4-I9-5 (M = 17-0) per cent. Caudal peduncle 19-5-24-5 (M = 22-2) per cent of standard length, 1-5-2-0 (modal range 1-7-1-8) times as long as - 4 Fig. 29. H. pappenheimi. Outline drawing of a Lake George fish. Mouth shghtly oblique, jaws equal anteriorly. Posterior tip of the maxilla reach- ing a vertical slightly anterior to the orbital margin. Upper jaw 25-0-29-2 (M = 27-5) per cent of head, lower jaw 35-7-41-5 (M = 39-0) per cent, 1-7-2-5 (modal range 2'3-2'5) times longer than broad. Gill rakers. The lower i or 2 rakers (rarely the first 4) are reduced, the others are long and relatively slender. Occasionally some of the uppermost rakers are flattened, or flattened and bifid. There are io(rare)-i3, mode 11, rakers on the lower part of the first gill arch. No pseudorakers are present. Scales. Ctenoid ; lateral line with 33 () or 34 () scales, cheek with 2 or 3 rows. Five (rarely) to 7 (mode 6) scales between the upper lateral line and the dorsal fin origin, 5-7 (mode 6) between the pectoral and pelvic fin bases. Fins. Dorsal with 14 (), 15 () or 16 () spinous and 8 (), 9 () or 10 () branched rays. Anal with 3 spines and 7 (), 8 () or 9 () branched rays. Caudal slightly emarginate, scaled on its basal half or slightly more. Pectoral fin 22-0
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