. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. 174 ADDENDA, VOL. I. 2. KNERIA SPEKII, Gtlir. Add:â 4_5. Ad. Mkata R., German E. Africa. Dr. E. J. Baxter (C). 3. KNERIA CAMBRONENSIS, Blgr. Pappenh. Mitth. Zool. Mus. Berl. v. 1911, p. 509. 2. XENOPOMATICHTHTS, Pellegr. 1. XENOPOMATICHTHYS AURICULATUS, Pellegr. In the description on p. 172, " Caudal peduncle half as long as deep " is a lai)sus calami, and should be corrected to " Caudal peduncle half as deep as ; la. XENOPOMATICHTHYS ANSORGII. Boulei
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. 174 ADDENDA, VOL. I. 2. KNERIA SPEKII, Gtlir. Add:â 4_5. Ad. Mkata R., German E. Africa. Dr. E. J. Baxter (C). 3. KNERIA CAMBRONENSIS, Blgr. Pappenh. Mitth. Zool. Mus. Berl. v. 1911, p. 509. 2. XENOPOMATICHTHTS, Pellegr. 1. XENOPOMATICHTHYS AURICULATUS, Pellegr. In the description on p. 172, " Caudal peduncle half as long as deep " is a lai)sus calami, and should be corrected to " Caudal peduncle half as deep as ; la. XENOPOMATICHTHYS ANSORGII. Bouleiig. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (8) vi. 1910, p. 542. Depth of body equal to length of head, 5| times in total length. Snout rounded, nearly as long as eye, which is perfectly lateral, visible from below as well as from above, 3J times in length of head and 1| times in interorbital width; width of mouth equal to diameter of Eig. XenopomatichtJiys ansofffii. â Type. eye; sides and lower surface of head with conical horny tubercles; cup-shaped apparatus on operculum much larger than eye, followed, on the scapular region, by a large lamellar pad (18 or 19 lamellte). Dorsal III 7, originating at equal distance from eye and from root of caudal, well behind vertical of base of ventral. Anal III 8-9. Pectoral shorter than head. Caudal deeply notched, crescentic. Caudal peduncle 2 to 21 times as long as deep. Scales longitudinally striated, 110-120 in lateral line, 16-18 betAveen dorsal and lateral line, 10-11 between lateral line and ventral. Pale brownish above, yellowish beneath, with scattered dark brown dots and a scries of round blackish spots, connected. 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
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