Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History) . h of head, once and § as longas ventral, not quite reaching base of latter. Caudal with roundedlobes. Caudal peduncle 2\ to 3 times as long as deep, f to f length ofhead. 67-72 scales in lateral line, j^jg in transverse series on body, ^between dorsal and anal, 16 round c ludal peduncle. Brownish; ablackish vertical bar between origin of dorsal and anal. Total length 110 millim. Types. Between Benguella and Bihe. Dr. W. J. Ansorge (C). 13. MARCUSENIUS PAUCIRADIATUS. Mormyrus pauciradiatus, Stein
Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History) . h of head, once and § as longas ventral, not quite reaching base of latter. Caudal with roundedlobes. Caudal peduncle 2\ to 3 times as long as deep, f to f length ofhead. 67-72 scales in lateral line, j^jg in transverse series on body, ^between dorsal and anal, 16 round c ludal peduncle. Brownish; ablackish vertical bar between origin of dorsal and anal. Total length 110 millim. Types. Between Benguella and Bihe. Dr. W. J. Ansorge (C). 13. MARCUSENIUS PAUCIRADIATUS. Mormyrus pauciradiatus, Steind. Verh. Ges. Wien, xvi. 18G6, p. 765, pi. xvii. fig. pauciradiatus, Bouleng. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1898, p. 795. Depth of body equal to length of head, 3§ times in total length. Headonce and \ as long as deep; snout rounded, \ length of head ; mouthsmall, subterminal, but situated considerably below level of eye; teethnotched: eye rather small, |- length of snout; nostrils on a level withlower border of eye, midway between latter and end of the snout. Fig. Marcusenius , after Steindaehner (I. a). |. Dorsal 18, originating a little posterior to origin of anal, its length 3times in its distance from head. Anal 23, a little nearer base of caudalthan base of ventral. Pectoral shorter than head, hardly reaching baseof ventral. Caudal with rounded lobes. Caudal peduncle once and Jas long as deep, \ length of head. 70 scales in lateral line, about 20round caudal peduncle. Total length 100 millim. Angola.—Type in Vienna Museum. MABCUSEN1US. 75 14. MARCUSENIUS Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) xvii. 1906, p. 434, and Fish. Nile, p. 40, pL 2 (1907). Depth of body 3 to 3^ times in total length, length of head 4 to4-^ times. Head as long as deep; snout about ^ length of head,rounded, projecting beyond mouth; mouth situated below nostrils, itswidth about 4 times in length of head; teeth bicuspid, 7 in upper jaw,8 in lower; anter
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