. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. MASTACEMBELUS. 119 6. MASTACEMBETiUa CUNNINGTONI. Bouleng. Tr. Zool. Soc. xvii. 1906, p. 575, pi. xli. fig. 3 ; Steind. Anz. Ak. Wien, 1909, p. 388. Depth of body 9J to 11 times in total length, length of head 6^ to 7| times. Vent nearly equally distant from end of snout and fiom caudal, its distance from head 2J to 2f times length of latter. Snout 3 to 4 times as long as eye, ending in an appendage which is a little longer than latter; mouth extending to below posterior nost
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. MASTACEMBELUS. 119 6. MASTACEMBETiUa CUNNINGTONI. Bouleng. Tr. Zool. Soc. xvii. 1906, p. 575, pi. xli. fig. 3 ; Steind. Anz. Ak. Wien, 1909, p. 388. Depth of body 9J to 11 times in total length, length of head 6^ to 7| times. Vent nearly equally distant from end of snout and fiom caudal, its distance from head 2J to 2f times length of latter. Snout 3 to 4 times as long as eye, ending in an appendage which is a little longer than latter; mouth extending to below posterior nostril or not quite so far; a strong erectile spine below posterior nostril; two strong pree- opercular spines. Dorsal XXVII-XXIX 95-105 ; spines increasing in length, last IJ times as long as eye ; distance between first spine and head i to f length of latter. Anal II 115-125. Caudal pointed. Pectoral 3 to |- length of head. Scales very small, 26-28 between origin of soft dorsal and lateral line. Uniform brown above, or olive- Fig. Mastacemhelas cunnhu/toni. Type (Tr. Z. S. 1906). |. brown mottled with darker, white beneath ; pectoral, dorsal, and anal fins brown, with a light edge; caudal blackish, edged with orange. Total length 650 millinfi. Lake Tanganyika. ]-2. Types. Kituta. Di'- W. A Cunuiugton (0.). 3. Type. Kazzaga. 4 ^j. Kilewa Bay. Dr. L. Slappers ( 7. MASTACEMBELUS LU5ERIENSIS. â ]Iastac^mhehu mavchli (aoii Sauv.), Steind. Notes Leyd. Mus. xvi. 1891, p. 31. Mastacemhelns llheviensis, Bouleng. Tr. Zool. Soc. xv. 1898, p. 23. Depth of body 12 to 13 times in total length, length of head 8| to 9 times. Vent nearly equally distant from end of snout and from caudal,. 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, George Albert, 185
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