. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 444 1. HAPLOTAXODON MICROLEPIS. Bouleng. t. c. p. i^)G(j, \)\. wxviii. fig. 2. Depth of body o-h to 3-| times in total length, length of head 3 J to 3f times. Head about twice as long as broad ; snout much shorter than eye, chin very prominent; eye very large, 2| to 3 times in length of head (chin included), much exceeding interorbital width ; mouth not extending to below anterior border of eye ; 2 or 3 series of scales on the cheek. Gill- rakers long and slender, cl
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 444 1. HAPLOTAXODON MICROLEPIS. Bouleng. t. c. p. i^)G(j, \)\. wxviii. fig. 2. Depth of body o-h to 3-| times in total length, length of head 3 J to 3f times. Head about twice as long as broad ; snout much shorter than eye, chin very prominent; eye very large, 2| to 3 times in length of head (chin included), much exceeding interorbital width ; mouth not extending to below anterior border of eye ; 2 or 3 series of scales on the cheek. Gill- rakers long and slender, closely set, 18 to 21 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XVII-XVIII 11-13; spines strong, equal in length from tl\e ninth or tenth, ^ length of head ; longest soft rays about | length of head. Fiff. llaiAotaxodon hiicrolepis. Type (Tr. Z. S. 1901). f Anal 111 9; spines very strong, third ^ length of head, i^ectoral sliglitly shorter than head, not extending to origin of anal. Ventral produced into a filament extending beyond origin of anal. Caudal dee])ly notched. Caudal peduncle twice as long as deep. Scales 70-77 .,3 .,4 ; lateral lines :^^I44; 4 or 5 series of scales between the lateral lines in front. Olive or grey above, shading off to silvery white below ; four or five dark bars may be present across the back, and a dark spot at the base of tlie candal ; dorsal and caudal grey-brown, with yellowish-white large round spots; anal and ventrals white, tinged with yellow. Total length 210 millim. T>ake Tanganyika. Nianikolo. Dr. AV. A C'nnniiigton (C). Ka'^angn. Ka<a\va. ,, Tn!... 1. Type. 2. Typo. W. Sl«-1. •I. I'r. L. StnpiHTH ((\).. 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
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