. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. 186 G-14. Ad., bgr., 15. Skel. lG-17. Two of the types. Cliiloango, Portug. Congo. L. Obeke, Upper Congo. Dr. W. J. Ausorge (C). M. r. DoUiez (C). 25. TILAPIA MARI^. Boulcng. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1899, p. 122, pi. xi. fig. 1 ; Pellegr. Mem. Soc. Zool. Franco, xvi. 1904, p. 323. Depth of body If to 'if times in total length, length of head 2f to 3 times. Head If to '2 times as long as broad, with convex upper l)rofile; snout rounded, about 1^ times as long as broad, as
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. 186 G-14. Ad., bgr., 15. Skel. lG-17. Two of the types. Cliiloango, Portug. Congo. L. Obeke, Upper Congo. Dr. W. J. Ausorge (C). M. r. DoUiez (C). 25. TILAPIA MARI^. Boulcng. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1899, p. 122, pi. xi. fig. 1 ; Pellegr. Mem. Soc. Zool. Franco, xvi. 1904, p. 323. Depth of body If to 'if times in total length, length of head 2f to 3 times. Head If to '2 times as long as broad, with convex upper l)rofile; snout rounded, about 1^ times as long as broad, as long as or a little shorter than postocular part of head ; eye 2f (young) to 3i times in length of head, 1 to 1-^ times in interorbital width, Fig. 120. Tilapia marice. Oguta. exceeding prgeorbital depth ; mouth rather small, f to f width of head, extending to between nostril and eye ; teeth in 3 to 5 series, outer very small, with very slender shafts, movable, 50 to 64 in upper jaw; 3 or 4 series of scales on the cheek, width of scaly part less than diameter of eye. Gill-rakevs short, 13 to 15 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XVI (rarely XV) 12-13; spines subequal from the fifth, or last longest, ^ to I length of head ; longest soft ray | to once length of head. Anal 111 10-11; third spine as long as or shorter than last. 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 [by Taylor and Francis]
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