. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 326 CICHLID^E. 30 to 34 in upper jaw; 3 or 4 series of scales on the cheek, width of scaly part nearly equal to diameter of eye. Gill-rakers short, the largest T-shaped, 13 or 14 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XVII 8 ; spines increasing in length to the last, which measures f length of head and about f longest soft rays. Anal III 6-7 ; third spine as long as longest dorsal. Pectoral f length of head, not Fig. Paratilapia afra. Type
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 326 CICHLID^E. 30 to 34 in upper jaw; 3 or 4 series of scales on the cheek, width of scaly part nearly equal to diameter of eye. Gill-rakers short, the largest T-shaped, 13 or 14 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XVII 8 ; spines increasing in length to the last, which measures f length of head and about f longest soft rays. Anal III 6-7 ; third spine as long as longest dorsal. Pectoral f length of head, not Fig. Paratilapia afra. Type, after Giinther (P. Z. S. 1893). extending to vertical of origin of anal. Ventral reaching vent. Caudal rounded. Caudal peduncle slightly longer than deep. Scales finely denticulate, 29-32 j^; lateral lines Total length 93 millim. Lake Nyassa. 1-2. Types. L. Nyassa. 21-22 9-12 • Dark brown ; fins blackish. Rev. J. A. Williams (P.). 11. PARATILAPIA MODESTA. Ilemicliromis modestus, Giinth. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1893, p. 625, pi. lvii. fig. A. Parattlajna modesta, Bouleng. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1898, p. 144; Pellegr. Mem. Soc. Zool. France, xvi. 1904, p. 264. Depth of body equal to or a little less than length of head, 2§ to 3 times in total length. Head 2^ to 2J times as long as broad, with straight or slightly concave upper profile; lower jaw projecting; snout rounded, longer than broad, as long as postocular part of head; eye 4 to 4J times in length of head, equal to or a little less or a little more than interorbital width, nearly equal to preeorbital depth; mouth extending to below anterior border of eye, or not quite so far; teeth in 3 or 4 series, outer largest, 60 to 70 in upper jaw; 3 or 4 series of. 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
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