. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. STNODONTIS. 453 4 times in total length. Head as long as broad, finely granulate above; snout rounded, f or a little less than ^ length of head; eye supero- lateral, oj to 4J times in length of head, 1| to 2 times in interorbital width ; lips moderately developed ; prfemaxillary teeth forming a short, broad band; movable mandibular teeth hardly ^ diameter of eye, 40 to 65 in number. Maxillary barbel not margined, at least twice as long as head,
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. STNODONTIS. 453 4 times in total length. Head as long as broad, finely granulate above; snout rounded, f or a little less than ^ length of head; eye supero- lateral, oj to 4J times in length of head, 1| to 2 times in interorbital width ; lips moderately developed ; prfemaxillary teeth forming a short, broad band; movable mandibular teeth hardly ^ diameter of eye, 40 to 65 in number. Maxillary barbel not margined, at least twice as long as head, reaching or nearly reaching base of ventral; mandibular barbels with long, slender branches, outer twice as long as inner and longer than Fig. Synodontis greshoffi. Type. head. Gill-opening not extending downwards beyond root of pectoral spine. Occipito-nuchal shield finely granulate, tectiform, longer than broad, with obtuse or rounded posterior processes. Humeral process at least twice as long as deep, striated and keeled, acutely pointed, extend- ing as far back as, or a little beyond, occipito-nuchal process. Skin villose on the sides. Dorsal I 6-7; spine scarcely curved, as long as head, smooth in front, feebly serrated behind. Adipose dorsal 3g to 4 times as long as deep, 2 to 3 times as long as its distance from rayed dorsal. Anal III 8-10. Pectoral spine at least as long , strongly serrated on both sides. Ventral not anal. Caudal. 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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