Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History) . Monsembe, „5-6. Ad. Upoto, „7-8. Ad. & hgr. Upper Congo. Mr. J. T. Dalton (C).J. S. Budgett, Esq. ( G. Grenfell (P.).Rev. J. H. Weeks (P.).Capt. Wilvevth (C).Brussels University. 26. GNATHONEMUS Ann. Mus. Congo, Zool. i. p. 11, pi. iii. fig. 2 (1898), Proc. Zool. , p. 810, and Poiss. Bass. Congo, p. 103 (1901). Depth of body 3^- times in total length, length of head 4 times. 120 MORM1KIDJE. Upper profile of head descending in a strong cnrve; snout muchprolonged, tubiforra, stron
Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History) . Monsembe, „5-6. Ad. Upoto, „7-8. Ad. & hgr. Upper Congo. Mr. J. T. Dalton (C).J. S. Budgett, Esq. ( G. Grenfell (P.).Rev. J. H. Weeks (P.).Capt. Wilvevth (C).Brussels University. 26. GNATHONEMUS Ann. Mus. Congo, Zool. i. p. 11, pi. iii. fig. 2 (1898), Proc. Zool. , p. 810, and Poiss. Bass. Congo, p. 103 (1901). Depth of body 3^- times in total length, length of head 4 times. 120 MORM1KIDJE. Upper profile of head descending in a strong cnrve; snout muchprolonged, tubiforra, strongly compressed, curved downwards, its lengthtwice postocular part of head, and 3 times its least depth, which is twicediameter of eye; latter § interorbital width; lower jaw with a long,compressed, attenuate dermal appendage, measuring nearly | length ofsnout; teeth conical, 3 in upper jaw, 4 in lower. Dorsal 34, originatingabove 4th ray of anal, its length once and ^ in its distance from 35, equally distant from base of ventral and from base of caudal. Fig. GMillionemus (A. M. C). 1. Pectoral pointed, about | length of head, extending to middle of ventral,which is only |- as long. Caudal scaled, with obtusely pointed peduncle 3 times as long as deep, |- length of head. 78 scales 17 •Jo in lateral line, ^ in transverse series on body, ^ in transverse seriesbetween dorsal and anal, 12 round caudal peduncle. Brownish above. Total length 320 millim. Upper Congo (Upoto).—Type in Congo Museum, Tervueren. 27. GNATHONEMUS ELEPHAS. Botileng. Ann. Mus. Congo, Zool. i. p. 12, pi. v. fig. 1 (1898), Proc. Zool. Soc. 1898, p. 810, nnd Poiss. Bass. Congo, p. 104 (1901).Campt/lomormyrvs eleplias, Pappenh. Mitth. Zool. Mus. Berl. iii. 1907, p. 359, pi. xii. figs. 4-6. Depth of body 3 to 4 times in total length, length of head 4 to 5 profile of head descending in a very strong curve; snout muchprolonged, tubiform, strongly compressed,
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