. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. TlLAPlA. 153 cycloid, 32 "j^; lateral lines j^^^. Greenish black; a black opercular spot; fins blackish, soft dorsal and caudal with more or less distinct round light spots between the rays. Total length 250 millim. Athi Kiver System, British East Africa. 1-2. Types. Pools on Kibwesi R. rig. 99. Prof. J. W. Gregory (P.).. l^ilcqiia nigra. Type, after Giiiither {I. c). 4. TILAPIA KAFUENSIS. Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (8) x. 1912, p. 138. Depth of body 2| times in total l
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. TlLAPlA. 153 cycloid, 32 "j^; lateral lines j^^^. Greenish black; a black opercular spot; fins blackish, soft dorsal and caudal with more or less distinct round light spots between the rays. Total length 250 millim. Athi Kiver System, British East Africa. 1-2. Types. Pools on Kibwesi R. rig. 99. Prof. J. W. Gregory (P.).. l^ilcqiia nigra. Type, after Giiiither {I. c). 4. TILAPIA KAFUENSIS. Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (8) x. 1912, p. 138. Depth of body 2| times in total length, length of head 3 times. Head 11 times as long as broad; snout rounded, with straight up])er profile, slightly broader than long, a little shorter than postocular jtart of head ; eye 5^ times in length of head, | interorbital widih, a little less than pra^orbital depth; mouth rather large, -|- width of head, extending to between nostril and eye ; teeth in 8 series, 110 in outer series of upper jaw; 4 series of scales on the cheek, width of scaly part a little greater than diameter of eye. Gill-rakers mcderate, 25 on lower part of anteiior arch. Dorsal XVII 13; last spine longest, | length of head ; longest soft ray f length of head. Anal III 11 ; third spine not quite I length of head. Pectoral slightly longer than lioad, reaching-. 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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