. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. HAPLOCHEOMIS. 307 22- Skel. , Victoria Nile. D,-. E. Bayon (C.) ; „ , Genoa Museum (P.). 23- Ad. Bululo, L. Kioga. ^"^' ^'^' Victoria Nile, between L. Kioga F. H. Mellanj" Esq. (P.). and Murchison Falls. This species is completely connected with //. rJesfontamesii. 16. HAPLOCHROMIS MOERUKXSIS. Puvatilapla moeruensis, Bouleng. Ann. Mus. Congo, Zool. i. p. 119, pi. xlv. fig. 2 ri899), and Poiss. Ba?s. Congo, p. 419 (1911) ; Pellegr. Me'ni. 8oc. Zool. France, x
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. HAPLOCHEOMIS. 307 22- Skel. , Victoria Nile. D,-. E. Bayon (C.) ; „ , Genoa Museum (P.). 23- Ad. Bululo, L. Kioga. ^"^' ^'^' Victoria Nile, between L. Kioga F. H. Mellanj" Esq. (P.). and Murchison Falls. This species is completely connected with //. rJesfontamesii. 16. HAPLOCHROMIS MOERUKXSIS. Puvatilapla moeruensis, Bouleng. Ann. Mus. Congo, Zool. i. p. 119, pi. xlv. fig. 2 ri899), and Poiss. Ba?s. Congo, p. 419 (1911) ; Pellegr. Me'ni. 8oc. Zool. France, xvi. 1904, p. 2G2. Depth of body equal to length of head, 3 to 3| times in total length. Snout with convex upper profile, as long as or a little longer than eye,. Uiiplochromis moeruensis. Type (A. JI. C. 1899). Avhich is ^\ to 4:\ times in length of head and equals interorbital width; mouth not extending quite to below anterior border of eye ; lips thick, much developed; teeth in 4 or 5 series, outer larger and conical or more or less distinctly bicuspid, 36 to 48 in upper jaw; 3 or 4 series of scales on the cheek, width of scaly part equal to diameter of eye. Gill-rakers short, 7 to 10 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XV-XVII 8-10 ; spines increasing in length to the last, which measures about ^ Xo \ length of head; longest soft rays |- to | length of head. Anal III 7-8; third spine as long as longest dorsal. Pectoral f to f length of head, not extending to vertical of origin of anal. Ventral produced into a filament, reaching vent or anal. Caudal rounded. Caudal peduncle as long as deep. Scales more or less distinctly denticulate, 29-32 jj3j|; lateral lines yrnf. Olive-brown; a blackish opercular spot; a more or less distinct dark band above the upper lateral line and another behind x2. 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 pe
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