. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum. Freshwater fishes. 194 ADDENDA, VOL. I. 1"). DISTICHODUS KOSTRATUS, Gtlir. Pellegr. Poiss. Bass. Tcliud, p. 81, fig. (1014). Add :— 27. Hgr. Lagoon at Asaha, Ijowor Niger. Major G. E. Riuce (P.). 28-33. Yg. Al)oina P., Cross K. Capt. H. D. UarJ'ner (P.). 34-35, Yg. Abinsi, Benne R., N. Nigeria. Dr. J. M. Dakicl (P.). 17. DISTICHODUS LUSOSSO, Stcind. Dcnkschr. Ak. AVicii, kxxix. 1'.I13, p. 21. 17 a. DISTKJHODUS ANSORGII. Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (8) vii. 1911, ]k 373. Depth of body Sj to 4| times in tot
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum. Freshwater fishes. 194 ADDENDA, VOL. I. 1"). DISTICHODUS KOSTRATUS, Gtlir. Pellegr. Poiss. Bass. Tcliud, p. 81, fig. (1014). Add :— 27. Hgr. Lagoon at Asaha, Ijowor Niger. Major G. E. Riuce (P.). 28-33. Yg. Al)oina P., Cross K. Capt. H. D. UarJ'ner (P.). 34-35, Yg. Abinsi, Benne R., N. Nigeria. Dr. J. M. Dakicl (P.). 17. DISTICHODUS LUSOSSO, Stcind. Dcnkschr. Ak. AVicii, kxxix. 1'.I13, p. 21. 17 a. DISTKJHODUS ANSORGII. Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (8) vii. 1911, ]k 373. Depth of body Sj to 4| times in total length, length of licad 4.^ to 5 times. Head longer than deep; snout rounded, not compressed, projecting very slightly beyond mouth, shorter than eye, which is 2^ to '2| times in length of head and equals interorbital width; maxillary extending to below nostrils ; teeth in a single series, 20 or 22 in each jaw. Dorsal 17-1'J (4 unbranched), equally distant from occiput and Fig. Disiicliodus unsorcjii. Type. from caudal, its base equal to its distance from adipose fin, which is not scaly. Anal 11-12 (3-4 unbranched), its base much shorter than that of dorsal. Pectoral about | length of head. Caudal deeply forked, lobes pointed. Caudal peduncle as long as deep or a little longer than deep. Scales 55-02 Ifsz^x, Si-G between lateral line and root of ventral. Yellow, speckled with brown above the lateral line, silvery white. 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 Boulenger, George Albert, 1858-1937; British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology. Lond.
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