Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) .. . in lateral line, j| in transverse series on body, | intransverse series between dorsal and anal, 12 round caudal above, whitish beneath ; fins colourless. Total length 100 millim. Congo (Stanley Pool).—Type in Congo Museum, Tervueren. 5. STOMATORHINUS Ann. Mas. Congo, Zool. i. p. 71, pi. xxxi. fig. 6 (1899), and Poiss. , p. 8G (1901).Depth of body 3f to 4^ times as long as deep, length of head 3J to 4times. Head IJ to 1^ times as long as deep ; snout rounded, p
Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) .. . in lateral line, j| in transverse series on body, | intransverse series between dorsal and anal, 12 round caudal above, whitish beneath ; fins colourless. Total length 100 millim. Congo (Stanley Pool).—Type in Congo Museum, Tervueren. 5. STOMATORHINUS Ann. Mas. Congo, Zool. i. p. 71, pi. xxxi. fig. 6 (1899), and Poiss. , p. 8G (1901).Depth of body 3f to 4^ times as long as deep, length of head 3J to 4times. Head IJ to 1^ times as long as deep ; snout rounded, projectinga little beyond mouth, ^ to i length of head ; mouth small, its width j;to i length of head ; 7 teeth in upper jaw, 8 in lower ; eye very small,f to -I length of head, ^ interorbital width. Dorsal 18-19, its lengthonce and f in its distance from head. Anal 20-23, 4th or 5th ray below1st of dorsal, a little nearer base of caudal than base of ventral. Pectoralobtusely pointed, f to | length of head. If to 2 times length of ventral, ^i^. 74. .<Tc^ .&. Stomatorhinus j-) (A. M. C). f extending more or less beyond base of latter. Caudal with roundedlobes. Caudal peduncle twice as long as deep, i length of head. 54-60 scales in lateral line, ^, in transverse series on body, J-^j in trans-verse series between dorsal and anal, 20-22 round caudal purplish brown, lighter beneath ; fins grey. Total length 110 millim. Congo.—Types in Congo Museum, Two of the types. Coquilhatville, Upper Congo. M. P. Delhez (C). 92 MORMTEID^. G. STOMATORHINUS Ann. Miis. Congo, Zool. i. p. 9, pi. iv. fig. 2 (1808), Proc. Zool. , p. 800, and Bass. Congo, p. 87 (1901).Depth of body 4 to 4-^ times in total length, length of head 4 IJ to IJ times as long as deep ; snout rounded, strongly projectingbeyond mouth, ^ to f length of head; mouth small, its width J to ilength of head; 7 teeth in upper jaw, 8 in lower; e
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