. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 492 barbel. Occipito-nuchal shield broader than long. A striated, acutely pointed humeral process. Dorsal I 6 ; spine striated, f length of head. Adipose fin 3 times as long as deep, f its distance from rayed dorsal. Anal 9 (3 rays rudimentary). Pectoral spine striated, serrated on inner border, f length of head. Ventral reaching origin of anal. Caudal Fig. Atopochilus macrocephalus. Type. peduncle slightly longer than deep. Slate-grey when fresh, with three yel
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 492 barbel. Occipito-nuchal shield broader than long. A striated, acutely pointed humeral process. Dorsal I 6 ; spine striated, f length of head. Adipose fin 3 times as long as deep, f its distance from rayed dorsal. Anal 9 (3 rays rudimentary). Pectoral spine striated, serrated on inner border, f length of head. Ventral reaching origin of anal. Caudal Fig. Atopochilus macrocephalus. Type. peduncle slightly longer than deep. Slate-grey when fresh, with three yellowish bars on the body, the first above the pectoral fin, the second in front of the adipose fin, the third on the caudal peduncle ; head greenish grey above, greenish yellow beneath; fins greenish yellow, ventrals, anal, and caudal with a dark brown bar. Total length 75 miliim. Kwango River (Congo System), Angola. 1. Type. Kwango R. at Fort Don Carlos. Dr. W. J. Ansorgo (C). 33. MOCHOCUS. Joannis, Miig. Zool. 1835, iv. ; Giinlh. Cat. Fish. v. ]).217 (18G4) ; Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) vi. 1900, p. 525, and Fish. Nile, p. 388 (11)07). Hhinor/hinis, Glintli. t. c. p. 21G. Body moderately elongate, slightly compressed. Anterior dorsal ending over the ventrals, formed of a strong spine and 6 to 8 branched rays; a second dorsal, formed of soft rays *, above the short anal fin. * This second dorsal fin corresponds to the adipose fin of most Siluridae ; the rays are true articulated rays, but, as in Clarotes, they are devoid of eudoskeletal supports, or 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, Albert, 1858-1937. Codicote, Herts. [Eng : Wheldon and Wesley
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