. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. SyJs'ODONTIS. 409 8. SYNODONTIS OCELLIFER. Bouleng. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1900, p. 514. Depth of body o to 3^ times in total length, length of head 3^ to o| times. Head a little longer than broad, rugose above behind snout, Fi.'. Synodontis ocelUfer. Type. which is obtusely pointed and considerably shorter than postocular part of head ; eye supero-lateral, 5 times in length of head. If to 2 times in interorbital width ; lips moderately developed ; praemaxillary teeth forming a
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. SyJs'ODONTIS. 409 8. SYNODONTIS OCELLIFER. Bouleng. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1900, p. 514. Depth of body o to 3^ times in total length, length of head 3^ to o| times. Head a little longer than broad, rugose above behind snout, Fi.'. Synodontis ocelUfer. Type. which is obtusely pointed and considerably shorter than postocular part of head ; eye supero-lateral, 5 times in length of head. If to 2 times in interorbital width ; lips moderately developed ; praemaxillary teeth forming a short and broad band ; movable mandibular teeth about ^- diameter of eye, 20 to 30 in number. Maxillary barbel with a very narrow marginal membrane at base, 1^ to If times length of head, reaching between middle and extremity of pectoral spine ; mandibular barbels with long slender branches, outer If to 2 times as long as inner. Gill-openings not extending downwards beyond root of pectoral spine. Occipito-nuchal shield rough like the occiput, obtusely tectiform, 1^ to 1^ times as long as broad, with obtuse or rounded posterior processes. Humeral process longer than broad, granulate, without keel, sharply pointed, not extending quite so far back as occipito-nuchal 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, Albert, 1858-1937. Codicote, Herts. [Eng : Wheldon and Wesley
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