. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 21G ADDENDA, VOL. I. peduncle 1§ times as long as deep. Scales 41 <p , 4 between lateral line and ventral, 16 round caudal peduncle. Brownish above, each scale with a dark spot, white beneath; fins whitish. Total length 105 millim. Angola. 1. Type. Luciilla -R. at Lucalla Dr. W. J. Ansorge (('.). 2 c. VARICORHINUS VARICOSTOMA. Bouleng Ann. & Mag. N. H. (8) vi. 1910, p. 546. Depth of body 3§ times in total length, length of head 5 times. S
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 21G ADDENDA, VOL. I. peduncle 1§ times as long as deep. Scales 41 <p , 4 between lateral line and ventral, 16 round caudal peduncle. Brownish above, each scale with a dark spot, white beneath; fins whitish. Total length 105 millim. Angola. 1. Type. Luciilla -R. at Lucalla Dr. W. J. Ansorge (('.). 2 c. VARICORHINUS VARICOSTOMA. Bouleng Ann. & Mag. N. H. (8) vi. 1910, p. 546. Depth of body 3§ times in total length, length of head 5 times. Snout rounded, much broader than long, as long as eye, which is 3 times in length of head and 1| times in interorbital width; mouth Fig. Varicorhinus varicostoma. Type. §: straight, its width % length of head, with a thick upper lip covered with round papillae ; smaller papillae behind the cutting-edge of the lower jaw; a single barbel on each side, at angle of mouth, -^ diameter of eye. Dorsal IV 10, equally distant from centre of eye and from root of caudal; last simple ray very strong, bony, not serrated, straight, 1J times length of head ; border of fin strongly emarginate. Anal III 5, longest ray as long as head. Pectoral as long as head, not reaching ventral; latter inserted below anterior rays of dorsal. Caudal deeply forked. 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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