. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 128 MASTACEMBELIDvE. Dorsal XXV-XXVII 70-80; spines very short; distance between first spine and head £ length of latter. Anal II 70-80. Caudal rounded. Pectoral \ length of head. Scales extremely small, 30-35 between origin of soft dorsal and lateral line. Brown, tail with a wide-meshed blackish network ; dorsal and anal fins whitish. with a series of blackish spots or vertical bars ; anal and caudal edged with blackish. Total length 440 millim
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 128 MASTACEMBELIDvE. Dorsal XXV-XXVII 70-80; spines very short; distance between first spine and head £ length of latter. Anal II 70-80. Caudal rounded. Pectoral \ length of head. Scales extremely small, 30-35 between origin of soft dorsal and lateral line. Brown, tail with a wide-meshed blackish network ; dorsal and anal fins whitish. with a series of blackish spots or vertical bars ; anal and caudal edged with blackish. Total length 440 millim. Lake Tanganyika. 1-2. Types. Mbity Bocks. Prof. J. E. S. Moore (C). 3_7. Y"-. Utinta. Dr. W. A. Cunnington ( Fig. 81. — z^£i| Mastacembelus moorii. Type (Tr. Z. S. 1S9S). |. 17. MASTACEMBELUS SHIRAN US. Glinth. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (6) xvii. 1896, p. 397 ; Bouleng. Tr. Zool. Soc. xv. 1898, p. 23. Depth of body 12 to 14 times in total length, length of head 7 to 8 times. Vent equally distant from end of snout and from caudal, its distance from head 2§ to 3 times length of latter. Snout 3 times as long as eye, ending in an appendage which is as long as or slightly longer than eye; mouth extending to below anterior border of eye; no prseorbital or praeopercular spines. Dorsal XXVI-XXIX 65-70 ; spines short, last about lij diameters of eye; distance between first spine and head \ length of latter. Anal II 60-65 ; first spine very short, often indistinct. Caudal rounded. Scales very small, J 8-22 between origin of soft dorsal and lateral line. Greyish or brownish, spotted or handsomely marbled with dark brown; dark brown streak. 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 b
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