. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 402 SILUKHLE. extending as far back as occipito-nuchal shield, with 2 or 3 strong spines directed backwards. Skin villose on the sides. Dorsal I 7 ; spine as long as or a little longer than head, feebly curved, striated, smooth in front, very feebly serrated behind. Adipose dorsal 3 to 3^ times as long as deep, twice as long as its distance from rayed dorsal. Anal V 7-8, pointed in front. Pectoral spine nearly as long as head, strongly serrated
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 402 SILUKHLE. extending as far back as occipito-nuchal shield, with 2 or 3 strong spines directed backwards. Skin villose on the sides. Dorsal I 7 ; spine as long as or a little longer than head, feebly curved, striated, smooth in front, very feebly serrated behind. Adipose dorsal 3 to 3^ times as long as deep, twice as long as its distance from rayed dorsal. Anal V 7-8, pointed in front. Pectoral spine nearly as long as head, strongly serrated on both sides. Ventral reaching beyond origin of anal. Caudal deeply Fig. Si/nodontis omias. Jebba. i. forked, upper lobe the longer and produced into a filament, peduncle as long as deep. Uniform brownish. Caudal Total length 350 millim. Niger. 1. Ad. Jebba, Upper Niger. Oapt. G. F. Abadie (P.) 2. Skeleton, type. Niger. Mr. J. T. Dalton (C). 3. Skel. W. 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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