. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. PAEETEOPLUS. 505 Two species :— D. XVIII-XX 11-14; A. IX-X 9-11 ; So. 35- o7 5-6 6i W D. XVI-XVIII 17-18; A. VII-IX 13-11; Sc. 32-34 4-5 14-15 1. P. damii, Blkr., p. 505. 2. P. polyaitis, Blkr., p. 50C. 1. PARETROPLUS DAMTI. Bleek. t. c. p. 313, and Poiss. Madag. p. 13, pi. iv. fig. 3 (1875); Sauv. op. cit. p. 446, pi. xlvi. fig. 1 ; Bouleng. 1. c. ; Pellegr. 1. c. Depth of body hardly twice in total length, length of head 3 times. Head twice as
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. PAEETEOPLUS. 505 Two species :— D. XVIII-XX 11-14; A. IX-X 9-11 ; So. 35- o7 5-6 6i W D. XVI-XVIII 17-18; A. VII-IX 13-11; Sc. 32-34 4-5 14-15 1. P. damii, Blkr., p. 505. 2. P. polyaitis, Blkr., p. 50C. 1. PARETROPLUS DAMTI. Bleek. t. c. p. 313, and Poiss. Madag. p. 13, pi. iv. fig. 3 (1875); Sauv. op. cit. p. 446, pi. xlvi. fig. 1 ; Bouleng. 1. c. ; Pellegr. 1. c. Depth of body hardly twice in total length, length of head 3 times. Head twice as long as broad ; snout strongly compressed, twice as long Fie. Pdreiroplas damii. Imerina. ?. as eye in adult; eye i\ times in length of head, 1^ times in interorbital width; mouth extending to between nostril and eye ; four series of scales on the cheek, depth of scaly part equal to diameter of eye. Gill- rakers short, 12 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XVIII-XX 11-14 ; last spine longest, f length of head, shorter than soft rays. Anal IX-X 9-11; last spine slightly longer than longest dorsal. Pectoral not quite f length of head. Ventral reaching anal. Caudal feebly emarginate. Caudal peduncle twice as deep as long. Scales VOL. 111. 2 h. 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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