. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. CYPKINIDJi. 207 Add :- 1. Yg. 32. LABEO OBSCURUS, Pellegr. N. Slierbo district, Sierra Leone. N. W. Thomas, Esq. (P.). 30. LABEO OGUNENSIS. Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (8) vi. 1910, p. 425. Body rather strongly compressed, its depth 3f to 4 times in total length. Head If times as long as broad, its length 4-| to 4f times in total length; snout rounded, very prominent, with nuptial tubercles of unequal size; eye superolateral, in middle of len
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. CYPKINIDJi. 207 Add :- 1. Yg. 32. LABEO OBSCURUS, Pellegr. N. Slierbo district, Sierra Leone. N. W. Thomas, Esq. (P.). 30. LABEO OGUNENSIS. Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (8) vi. 1910, p. 425. Body rather strongly compressed, its depth 3f to 4 times in total length. Head If times as long as broad, its length 4-| to 4f times in total length; snout rounded, very prominent, with nuptial tubercles of unequal size; eye superolateral, in middle of length of head, 5 to 5^ times in length of head, 2| times in interorbital width ; inner surface of lips with numerous transverse plicae; a minute barbel, hidden in the Fig. Labeo ogunensis. Type. |. folds at side of mouth. Dorsal III 10, slightly nearer caudal than end of snout, strongly notched ; longest rays as long as or slightly longer than head. Anal II 5, longest ray § to % length of head. Pectoral as long as head, not reaching ventral; latter below middle of dorsal. Caudal deeply forked. Caudal peduncle as long as deep. Scales 34- 35 ||, 3|-4 between lateral line and root of ventral, 12 round caudal peduncle. Dark greenish above and on the fins, muddy greenish white beneath. Total length 170 mm. Lagos. 1-2. Type Ogun Pi. at Aro. Major G. E. Bruce (P.).. 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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