. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 424 SILUEID^. large blackish spots, yellowish white beneath; fins yellowish green with transverse series of black spots. Total length 150 millim. ],ower Zambesi.—Type in Berlin Mnsenm. 11). SYNODONTIS WOOSNAMl, sp. n. Depth of body 3| times in total length, length of head 3§ times. Head a little longer than broad, rugose above from between the eyes ; snout as long as postocular part of head ; eye supero-lateral, 6 times in length of head, twice in interorbital width ; lips moder
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 424 SILUEID^. large blackish spots, yellowish white beneath; fins yellowish green with transverse series of black spots. Total length 150 millim. ],ower Zambesi.—Type in Berlin Mnsenm. 11). SYNODONTIS WOOSNAMl, sp. n. Depth of body 3| times in total length, length of head 3§ times. Head a little longer than broad, rugose above from between the eyes ; snout as long as postocular part of head ; eye supero-lateral, 6 times in length of head, twice in interorbital width ; lips moderately developed ;. /Si/nudolit('s ivuo.^iKdiii. Type, p pr^maxillary teeth forming a short and broad band ; movable man- dibular teeth i diameter of eye, 20 in number. Maxillary barbel not margined, | length of head, reaching a little beyond root of pectoral spine; mandibular barbels with long slender branches, outer 1J times as long as inner. Gill-opening not extending downwards beyond base of pectoral spine. Occipito-nuchal shield rugose like the occiput, a little longer than broad, posterior processes obtusely pointed. Humeral process slightly longer than broad, obtusely pointed, not extending so far back as occipito-nuchal process. Dorsal I 7; spine f length of. 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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