. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum. Freshwater fishes. 319 lateral, 5 times in length of head, 1^ times in interoibital width; lips niodciately developed ; pia-nia\illary teeth forming a short and broad band; movable mandibular teeth f, diameter of eye, 25 in number. Maxilhnv baibcl witli a broad marginal membrane at base, as long as head, reaching a little beyond base of pectoral spine ; outer mandibular barbel about twice as long as inner, former with long slender branches, latter with ramified brandies, (iill-openings not extending downwards bey
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum. Freshwater fishes. 319 lateral, 5 times in length of head, 1^ times in interoibital width; lips niodciately developed ; pia-nia\illary teeth forming a short and broad band; movable mandibular teeth f, diameter of eye, 25 in number. Maxilhnv baibcl witli a broad marginal membrane at base, as long as head, reaching a little beyond base of pectoral spine ; outer mandibular barbel about twice as long as inner, former with long slender branches, latter with ramified brandies, (iill-openings not extending downwards beyond root of pectoral spine. Occiiiito-nuchal shield like the occiput, very obtusely tectifmni, 1.^ limes as long as broad, witli rounded Fig. iS^nvdoHtw sleiiuhichnoi. Type. I posterior processes. Humeral process acutely pointed, longer tlian broad, granulate, without kcol, extending as far back as occipito-nuchal ])rocess. Uorsal I 7 ; spine as long as head, feebly curved, striated, with feel)ly retrorse serra^ in front in its u{iper part, strongly serrated behind. Adipose dorsal 3 times as long as deep, as long as its distance from rayed dorsal. Anal IV (1, obtusely pointed in front. Pectoral spine slightly shorter than dorsal, not reacliing ventral, strongly seirated on outer border, very strongly on inner. Caudal deejjly forked, ujjpor lobe the longer. Caudal peduncle as long as deep. Dark olive-brown, body finely speckled with 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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