. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum. Freshwater fishes. >10iniYRID.€. ir,3 la. MORMYKOrS CiTEltNTT. Yincig. Ann. Jfiis. Gcnovii, (3) v. I'.Uil, p. 2'.ir). Di'pth of body 8 times in total length, length of head a liltk- move than 4 times. Head 2^ times as long as deep ; snout rounded ; jaws equal; eye 14 times in length of head ; teeth truncate, 22 in each jaw. Dorsal 22. originating above lOtli ray of anal, ending above 2Sth. Anal o6. Caudal peduncle twice as long as dee]). Circcuish grey, darker al)ove. Total length 355 niillim. (without caudal). Upper Gan
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum. Freshwater fishes. >10iniYRID.€. ir,3 la. MORMYKOrS CiTEltNTT. Yincig. Ann. Jfiis. Gcnovii, (3) v. I'.Uil, p. 2'.ir). Di'pth of body 8 times in total length, length of head a liltk- move than 4 times. Head 2^ times as long as deep ; snout rounded ; jaws equal; eye 14 times in length of head ; teeth truncate, 22 in each jaw. Dorsal 22. originating above lOtli ray of anal, ending above 2Sth. Anal o6. Caudal peduncle twice as long as dee]). Circcuish grey, darker al)ove. Total length 355 niillim. (without caudal). Upper Ganale R. (Juba 11. System), Somaliland.—Type in Genoa Museum. Add :— 1. A,l. 2-15. 4. :\l()U:\IYI{OrS BKEYICErS, Stdr. (ii'l);i i;. at Biifata, Portiiji. Cuinca. Ciihifi 1!. aliove Bafata, „ l)r. W. J. Ansorge (C). 5. MOiniYKOPS EXGYSTOMA, Blgr. Pcllcgr. Poiss. Bass. Tchad, p. 49, pi. ii. Hg. 2 (1014). Add Shari River to habitat. Fig. Mon)iifro2^s hatesianus. Type. A. 7((. MOKMYUOPS BATESIANUS. Boulong. Ann. & Mag. N. II. (8) iv. Vm. ].. 1S('. Depth of body G times in total length, length of head -3 times. Head U times as long as dec]), with curved upper profile; snout rounded,'projecting a little beyond mouth; width of mouth a little crreaterthan length of snout; teeth truncate, HI in upper jaw, IS in. 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 Boulenger, George Albert, 1858-1937; British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology. Lond.
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