. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. XENOTILAPIA.—GRAMMATOTEIA. 453 2. XENOTILAPIA ORNATIPINNIS. Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) vii. 1901, p. 3,Poiss. Bass. Congo, p. 442 (1001), and Tr. Zool. Soc. xvi. 1001, p. 154, pi. xviii. fig. 2 ; Pellegr. Mem. Soc. Zool. France, xvi. 1004, p. 370. Depth of body nearly equal to length of head, 3^ to ol times in total length. Head as in the preceding. 15 to 17 gill-rakers on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XIII-XV 12-13; spines subequal from the fifth or sixth, f lengt
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. XENOTILAPIA.—GRAMMATOTEIA. 453 2. XENOTILAPIA ORNATIPINNIS. Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) vii. 1901, p. 3,Poiss. Bass. Congo, p. 442 (1001), and Tr. Zool. Soc. xvi. 1001, p. 154, pi. xviii. fig. 2 ; Pellegr. Mem. Soc. Zool. France, xvi. 1004, p. 370. Depth of body nearly equal to length of head, 3^ to ol times in total length. Head as in the preceding. 15 to 17 gill-rakers on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XIII-XV 12-13; spines subequal from the fifth or sixth, f length of head. Anal III 7-S ; third spine as long as longest dorsals. Pectoral as long as or a little longer than head. Ventral not reaching anal. Caudal deeply notched, crescentic. Caudal 28-32 peduncle If times as long as deep. Scales 34-37 jj^; lateral lines ]}t}3- Fig. Xenotilaiiia omatijnuuis. Type (Tr. Z. S. 1901). Pale brownish ; a more or less distinct silvery lateral band ; spinous dorsal black-edged ; large blackish spots or oblique bars on the dorsal; upper lobe of caudal edged with blackish ; a chevron-shaped blackish band lower down on the caudal, disposed asymmetrically. Total length 110 niillim. Lake Tanganyika. 1-6. Tvpes. Kibwesi. Pi'of. J. E. S. Moore (C). 7. Skel. „ 24. GRAMMATOTRIA. Bouleng. Tr. Zool. Soc. xv. IbOO, p. 00, and Poiss. Bass. Congo, p. 443 (1001) ; Pellegr. Mem. Soc. Zool. France, xvi. 1004, p. 300. Body elongate ; scales ctenoid ; three incomplete lateral linos. Teeth conical, the outer moderately large, the inner minute and forming a 30 Bou II/III. 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, Albert, 1858-1937. Codicote, Herts. [Eng : Wheldon and Wesley
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