. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. PAEATILAPIA. 0( postocular part of head, 1^ to 2 diameters of eye, which is continued 4 to 5 times in length of head, 1 to 1^ times in iuterorbital width and does not exceed praeorbital depth; mouth extending to between nostril and eye ; teeth small, in 4 or 5 series, outer bicuspid in the young, 60 to 90 in upper jaw; 7 or 8 series of scales on the cheek, width of scaly part nearly equal to or a little greater than diameter of eye. Gill- rakers rather short, 13 to 15 on lowe
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. PAEATILAPIA. 0( postocular part of head, 1^ to 2 diameters of eye, which is continued 4 to 5 times in length of head, 1 to 1^ times in iuterorbital width and does not exceed praeorbital depth; mouth extending to between nostril and eye ; teeth small, in 4 or 5 series, outer bicuspid in the young, 60 to 90 in upper jaw; 7 or 8 series of scales on the cheek, width of scaly part nearly equal to or a little greater than diameter of eye. Gill- rakers rather short, 13 to 15 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XVI-XVII 13-15; spines subequal from the fifth or sixth, ^ to 3 length of head; longest soft rays about | length of head. Anallll Fig. 251?.. Paratilapia miurolepis. Type (Tr. Z. S. 1890). 9-10 ; third spine as long as and stronger than longest dorsals. Pectoral :| to f length of head, not extending to vertical of origin of anal. Ventral widely separated from vent. Caudal with deep crescentic notch. Caudal peduncle 2 to 2\ times as long as deep. Scales cycloid, 45-54 75-90 .^yy; lateral lines giz^y- Light olive-brown above, white beneath; traces of dark bars across the back and four round blackish spots on each side of the body, the fourth on the caudal peduncle; fins yellowish or pale brown. Total length 440 millim. ; grows to 610 or more. Lake Tanganyika.—Type in Congo Museum, Tervueren. 1. One of the typefs. Moliio. C'apt. Lenuiire ((*.). 2. Ad. Kalambo. Prof. J. E. S. Moore (C). 3-1. Ad. Niiimkolo. Dr. AV. A. Ciinnington (C). 5. Skel. Alhcrtville. Cnpt. Hecq (C). 2i;2. 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 [by Taylor and Francis]
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