. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. PELMATOCHKOMES. 409 yellowish beneath; a dark opercular spot; dorsal and caudal with round dark spots, which may be replaced by rings. Total length 110 millim. Angola,.—Type in Lisbon Museum. 1-2. Hgr. & yg. Ponang Kuma, Mossamedes. Dr. W. J. Ansorge (C). 3- Skel. Fig. I'tlmatochromis angdlensis. PoDans; Kuma. 24. PELMATOCHROMIS MULTIOCELLATUS. Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (8) xii. 1913, p. 484. Depth of body equal to length of head,
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. PELMATOCHKOMES. 409 yellowish beneath; a dark opercular spot; dorsal and caudal with round dark spots, which may be replaced by rings. Total length 110 millim. Angola,.—Type in Lisbon Museum. 1-2. Hgr. & yg. Ponang Kuma, Mossamedes. Dr. W. J. Ansorge (C). 3- Skel. Fig. I'tlmatochromis angdlensis. PoDans; Kuma. 24. PELMATOCHROMIS MULTIOCELLATUS. Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (8) xii. 1913, p. 484. Depth of body equal to length of head, which is 2f times in total length. Head 2\ times as long as broad ; snout as long as broad, with slightly convex upper profile, 1J times as long as eye, which is 4 times in length of head, equals interorbital width, and slightly exceeds prseorbital depth; mouth rather large, extending to below anterior border of eye; 2 series of teeth, outer rather large, 50 in upper jaw; 4 series of scales on the cheek, width of scaly part equal to diameter of eye. Gill-rakers very short, 9 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XVI 10 ; spines increasing in length to the last, which measures f length of head ; longest soft ray about § length of head. Anal III 9 ; third spine stronger but a little shorter than last dorsal. Pectoral § length of head, not reaching vertical of origin of anal. Ventral reaching 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 : Sold by Longmans & Co. , B. Quaritch, Dulau & Co. , and at the British Museum (Natural History)
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