. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum. Freshwater fishes. Lahco sceberi. Typo (Ann. S. Afr. ). f^. festooned on lower edge; rostral flap fringed; no visible baibcl. ])orsal IV 0, nearly equidistant from nostril and base of caudal, upper border cmarginate; longest branched ray about i length of liead. Anal III 5, not reaching base of caudal. Pectoral f length of head, not reaching ventral, which is inserted below 4th branched ray of dorsal. Caudal deeply forked, lower lobe pointed aiul longer than upper. Caudal peduncle nearly twice as long as deep. Scales
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum. Freshwater fishes. Lahco sceberi. Typo (Ann. S. Afr. ). f^. festooned on lower edge; rostral flap fringed; no visible baibcl. ])orsal IV 0, nearly equidistant from nostril and base of caudal, upper border cmarginate; longest branched ray about i length of liead. Anal III 5, not reaching base of caudal. Pectoral f length of head, not reaching ventral, which is inserted below 4th branched ray of dorsal. Caudal deeply forked, lower lobe pointed aiul longer than upper. Caudal peduncle nearly twice as long as deep. Scales 83 y,^, IG between lateral line and root of ventral, about 32 round caudal peduncle. Dark bluish brown above, light-coloured on belly ; body covered with minute dark spots. Total length 2G8 millim. Olifants River, Transvaal.—Type in S. African Museum, Cape Town. Distinguished from all other African species by the very small scales. l'2. 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 Boulenger, George Albert, 1858-1937; British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology. Lond.
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