. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. TILAPIA. 151 2. TILAPIA SHIRANA. Oreochromis shiranus, Bouleng. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1896, p. 916, fig. ; Pellegr. Mem. Soc. Zool. France, xvi. 1904, p. 355. Tilapia shirana, Bouleng. Tr. Zool. Soc. xv. 1898, p. 4, and Proc. Zool. Soc. 1899, p. 111. Depth of body 2 to 2f times in total length, length of head 3 times. Head If to If times as long as broad ; snout rounded, with straight or Pig. Head of Tilapia shirana. Type (P. Z. S. 1896). slight
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. TILAPIA. 151 2. TILAPIA SHIRANA. Oreochromis shiranus, Bouleng. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1896, p. 916, fig. ; Pellegr. Mem. Soc. Zool. France, xvi. 1904, p. 355. Tilapia shirana, Bouleng. Tr. Zool. Soc. xv. 1898, p. 4, and Proc. Zool. Soc. 1899, p. 111. Depth of body 2 to 2f times in total length, length of head 3 times. Head If to If times as long as broad ; snout rounded, with straight or Pig. Head of Tilapia shirana. Type (P. Z. S. 1896). slightly concave upper profile, a little broader than long, f to f post- ocular part of head; eye 4 to 5 times in length of head, If to 2 times in interorbital width, equal to or a little less than prseorbital depth; mouth moderate, f- to § width of head, extending to between nostril and eye; teeth in 5 to S series, 70 to 100 in outer series of upper jaw; 2 or 3 series of scales on the cheek, width of scaly part not greater than. 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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