. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum. Freshwater fishes. 92 nostrils moderately tlislant from each other; mouth forminc; an obtuse angle; maxillary entirely hidden when the moutli is closed ; mandibles entirely covering the chin ; upper lip narrow, not h diameter of eye ; edge of prajorbital finely denticulated ; 4 series of scales on the cheek. Dorsals IV, I S ; first spine i to f length of head, longest soft ray f to f length of head. Anal III 9. Second dorsal and anal opposite each other. Pectoral as long as head; a large scaly process above the a
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum. Freshwater fishes. 92 nostrils moderately tlislant from each other; mouth forminc; an obtuse angle; maxillary entirely hidden when the moutli is closed ; mandibles entirely covering the chin ; upper lip narrow, not h diameter of eye ; edge of prajorbital finely denticulated ; 4 series of scales on the cheek. Dorsals IV, I S ; first spine i to f length of head, longest soft ray f to f length of head. Anal III 9. Second dorsal and anal opposite each other. Pectoral as long as head; a large scaly process above the axil. Caudal deeply forked, longer than head. Caudal peduncle 1-j to ] j times as long as deep. 38-42 scales in longitudinal series, 13-14 in transverse series. Silvery, back brownish or greenish ; a black spot at the base of the upper rays of the pectoral. Total length 370 millim. From the Ked Sea to Natal, eastwards to the South Pacific. 1. Hgr. Eod Sea. Dr. Klunzingor (P.). 2. Yg. „ W. Jesse, Esq. [C). 3. Hgr. Massowa. Marquis G. Doria (V.). i. Ad. Seychelles. Sir L. Plnyi'air (0.). 5-1). Ad. it ligr. Zaiiziliar. ,, 7-8. Ad. it hgr. Mombasa. li. J. Cnniiiglianie, Esq. (P.). 'J. Ad. Durban. 3Ir. T. Ayves (C). Pis. Tvpe. f. 0. MUGIL ROBUSTUS. Giiath. Cat. Fish. iii. p. 432 (18C1) ; Sauv. Hist. Madag., Poiss. p. 400, pi. fig. G (1891). Depth of body equal to length of head, 4 timea in total length. Snout as long as or a little shorter than eye; latter better visible from. 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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