. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 360 SlLURIDyE. maxillary barbel about f length of head, reaching root of pectoral or not quite so far; outer maiulibular barbel o ^o § length of head, inner about ^. Gill-rakers moderately long, 5 or 6 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal I 6, much nearer end of snout than root of caudal. Adipose dorsal low, 1 to H limes as long as rayed dorsal, about half as long as its distance from latter. Anal 11 6-7. Pectoral f to f lengtn of head. Ventral a little shorter than pectoral,
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 360 SlLURIDyE. maxillary barbel about f length of head, reaching root of pectoral or not quite so far; outer maiulibular barbel o ^o § length of head, inner about ^. Gill-rakers moderately long, 5 or 6 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal I 6, much nearer end of snout than root of caudal. Adipose dorsal low, 1 to H limes as long as rayed dorsal, about half as long as its distance from latter. Anal 11 6-7. Pectoral f to f lengtn of head. Ventral a little shorter than pectoral, far behind base of dorsal. Caudal with crescentic emargination. Caudal peduncle as long as deep or a little longer than deep. Dark olive-brown above, with darker spots or marblings and usually with 4 to G more or less distinct large transverse yellowish spots on the back; fins light, with dark spots, which may be disposed in transverse series ; caudal nsually with two regular blackish bars, or blackish at the base, with a large blackish blotch on each lobe. Total length 140 millim. South Cameroon. 1. Type. 2-10. Ad. & hgr. 11. Skel. 12-21. Ad., hgr.,&yg. 22-29. Hills in Buhl Country, near EEulen, 1500-2000 ft. Kribi ]{. Lobi R. G. L. Bates, Esq. (C). 7. AMPHILIUS ATESIJENSIS. Amphilius jylatijcliir (non Gunth. 1864), Gilnth. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1U02, ii. p. 33G. Amphilius atesuensis, Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. II. (7) xiv. 1904, p. 17. Fie. 280. Amphilhis atcsnciisis. Type, f Depth of body 5 to 6 times in total length, length of head 4 to 4^. 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 : Wheldon and Wesley
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