. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 196 C1C1ILIDJE. 33. TILAPIA BREVIMAKUS. Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (6) viii. 191], p. 57. Depth of body 2| to 2f times in total length, length of head 3 times. Head twice as long as broad, upper profile convex ; snout as long as broad, or a little broader, as long as or slightly longer than postorbital part of head ; eye 3 to 3|- times in length of head, equal to interorbital width, and slightly exceeding depth of prseorbital; mouth extendin


. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 196 C1C1ILIDJE. 33. TILAPIA BREVIMAKUS. Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (6) viii. 191], p. 57. Depth of body 2| to 2f times in total length, length of head 3 times. Head twice as long as broad, upper profile convex ; snout as long as broad, or a little broader, as long as or slightly longer than postorbital part of head ; eye 3 to 3|- times in length of head, equal to interorbital width, and slightly exceeding depth of prseorbital; mouth extending to between nostril and eye; outer teeth moderately large, 50 to 60 in upper jaw, followed after a rather wide interspace by 3 to 5 regular and Fig. 12' â¢.>>â ?'?: â¢â >: â â â â â â -â :â .â. Tilajjia brevimanus. Type. well-separated series of smaller teeth; 3 or 4 series of scales on the cheek, the vertical diameter of the scaly part below the eye § to f dia- meter of latter. Gill-rakers short, 13-15 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XVI (rarely XVII) 12 ; spines increasing in length to the last, which measures about â § length of head ; soft portion pointed, produced into a long filament in the male. Anal 111 8-9 ; third spine as long as last dorsal. Pectoral f to j length of head, not reaching vertical of origin of anal. Ventral produced into a long filament, reaching vent or anal. Caudal truncate. Caudal peduncle nearly as long as 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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