. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. TETEODOX. 143 1. TETRODON FAHAKA. Linn, in Hassolq. Reise Palcest. p. 441 (1762) ; Giiutli. Oat. Fisli. viii. p. 290 (1870); Bouleug. Fish. Nile, p. 544, pi. xcvii. (1907); Pellegr. Poiss'. Bass. Tcliad, p. 140, fig. (1914). Tetvodon Uneattis, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. p. 411 (1766) ; Forsk. Desjr. Aiiim. p. 76 (1775) ; Giinth. Petlierick's Trav. ii. p. 267 (1869). Tetrodon pli'jsa, Geoffr. Dfiscr. Egypte, Poiss. p. 19^ pis. i. & ii. (1809); Joannis, Mag. Zool. 1835, iv. pi. ii
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. TETEODOX. 143 1. TETRODON FAHAKA. Linn, in Hassolq. Reise Palcest. p. 441 (1762) ; Giiutli. Oat. Fisli. viii. p. 290 (1870); Bouleug. Fish. Nile, p. 544, pi. xcvii. (1907); Pellegr. Poiss'. Bass. Tcliad, p. 140, fig. (1914). Tetvodon Uneattis, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. p. 411 (1766) ; Forsk. Desjr. Aiiim. p. 76 (1775) ; Giinth. Petlierick's Trav. ii. p. 267 (1869). Tetrodon pli'jsa, Geoffr. Dfiscr. Egypte, Poiss. p. 19^ pis. i. & ii. (1809); Joannis, Mag. Zool. 1835, iv. pi. ii. Bon Jerap, Rifaud, Voy. Egypte, pi. cxcix. (1830). Tetrodon strigosus, Bennett, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1834, p. 46. Crai/racion fahaka, Steind. Sitzb. Ak. Wifen, Ixi. i. 1870, p. 572. Head as long as broad or a little longer than broad, its length (to the gill-opening) 3 to 3^ times in total length. Snout rounded, twice as Fijr. Tetrodon falialca. Khartum (F. N.). long as eye, which is lateral and contained 6 to 7 times in length of head *; iiiterorbital region feebly convex, 2 to 2J times in length of head ; no nostril, but two nasal tentacles on each side, measuring about J diameter of eye. Dorsal rounded, 12-14. Anal rounded, 10-11, originating below middle of dorsal. Pectoral rounded-subtruncate, f to I length of head. Caudal rounded, as long as or a little longer than head. Caudal peduncle ^ to f length of head, 1^ to 1^ times as long as deep. Head and body with minute spiaos, except on snout, round * Young specimens have the head and the eye much larger in proportion than tne 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, 1858-1937. London, Printed by order of the Trustees [by Taylor and Francis]
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