. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. BAGRUS. .11 82. Ad. 83-85. Hor. & y< 8G. Hot. Moger R. (Blue Nile), Shoa. Ergino R. (Oino). Sagan R. at Wondo (L. Abaia). Mr. E. Degen (C). Mr. P. C. Zapliiro (C.) ; W. N. MacMillan (P.). 4. BAGRUS DEGENI. Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) xvii. 1906, p. 438, Fish. Nile, p. 331, pi. lix. (11)07), and Ann. Mus. Geneva, (3) iv. 1909, p. 307. Depth of body 4^ to 5^ times in total length, length of head oy to 3f times. Head much depressed, If to 1^ times as long as broad, sm
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. BAGRUS. .11 82. Ad. 83-85. Hor. & y< 8G. Hot. Moger R. (Blue Nile), Shoa. Ergino R. (Oino). Sagan R. at Wondo (L. Abaia). Mr. E. Degen (C). Mr. P. C. Zapliiro (C.) ; W. N. MacMillan (P.). 4. BAGRUS DEGENI. Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) xvii. 1906, p. 438, Fish. Nile, p. 331, pi. lix. (11)07), and Ann. Mus. Geneva, (3) iv. 1909, p. 307. Depth of body 4^ to 5^ times in total length, length of head oy to 3f times. Head much depressed, If to 1^ times as long as broad, smooth above; occipital process long and narrow, narrowly separated from interneural bone; snout broadly rounded, projecting beyond lower Fig. Baf/rus degeni. Type(F. N.). l jaw, If (young) to 2f times as long as eye, which is 5 (young) to .11 times in length of head and 1\ to 2{ times in interocular width; width of mouth 2 to 2\ times in length of head ; pncmaxillary band of teeth 6 or 7 times as long as broad, shorter than and as broad as or a little narrower than the vomerine band. Nasal barbel y (adult) to \ length of head; maxillary barbel 1^ (adult) to 2J times length of head, extending to end of pectoral fin or a little beyond in adult, to end of ventral in young; outer mandibular barbels 1^ to 1 j; times length. 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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