. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. TILAPIA. 16; dorsal. Pectoral 1 to 1^ times as long as head, reaching vertical of origin of anal or beyond (shorter in the young). Ventral reaching vent or anal. Caudal truncate in the young, rounded in the adult. Caudal peduncle deeper than long. Scales cycloid, 31-35 f-jzj^; lateral lines ii^IS* Yellowish brown or grey to dark olive, or silvery, the scales often darker at the base, or lighter in the centre; some specimens spotted all over with
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. TILAPIA. 16; dorsal. Pectoral 1 to 1^ times as long as head, reaching vertical of origin of anal or beyond (shorter in the young). Ventral reaching vent or anal. Caudal truncate in the young, rounded in the adult. Caudal peduncle deeper than long. Scales cycloid, 31-35 f-jzj^; lateral lines ii^IS* Yellowish brown or grey to dark olive, or silvery, the scales often darker at the base, or lighter in the centre; some specimens spotted all over with black; young with 8 or 9 more or less distinct dark bars on the body and a dark spot just below the upper border of the caudal peduncle ; these markings may persist in the adult; a blackish Fig. Tilapia nilotica. Cairo (F. N.). §. opercular spot; dorsal and anal fins with blackish and whitish spots forming oblique scries, or with oblique dark streaks; caudal fin with more or less distinct bars, variable in number. Total length 460 millim. From Lake Galilee and the Jordan southwards to East Africa, the Upper Congo, and Lake Tanganyika, westwards through the Chad Basin to the Senegal and Niger. 1-2. Ad. L. Galileo. Canon Tristram (C). 3-12. Ad. & hgr. L. Mareotis. L. Loat, Esq. (C). M2. 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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