. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. SCHILBE. 297 Upper profile of head nearly horizontal, the nape ascending very abruptly from the occiput to the dorsal fin; eye larger and supero-lateral in position, its diameter 4^ to 5£ times in length of head in adult, 1% to 2^ times in interocular width, which is less than width of mouth; maxillary barbel not I length of head in adult. Anal 67-75. Caudal with Fig. Schilbe uranoseopus. White Nile (P. N.). rounded or obtusely pointed lob
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. SCHILBE. 297 Upper profile of head nearly horizontal, the nape ascending very abruptly from the occiput to the dorsal fin; eye larger and supero-lateral in position, its diameter 4^ to 5£ times in length of head in adult, 1% to 2^ times in interocular width, which is less than width of mouth; maxillary barbel not I length of head in adult. Anal 67-75. Caudal with Fig. Schilbe uranoseopus. White Nile (P. N.). rounded or obtusely pointed lobes. Silvery, back steel-blue, head sea- green ; fins flesh-coloured; a more or less distinct brown streak on the upper lobe of the caudal fin ; young sometimes with a dark lateral band and a black spot on the dorsal and pectoral fins. Lower Nile to Bahr-el-Gebel; East Africa (Uniamwesi and Ganana K.)1?—Type in Senckenberg Museum, Frankfort (Main). 1. One of the types. Cairo. 2. Skel. Nile. 3-4. Yg. Near Luxor. Between Luxor and Assuan. Assuan. Khartum. Dr. Riippell (C). 55 L. Loat, Esq. (C). 5-10. Yg. 11. Ad. 12-13. Ad. 14. Skel. 15-20. Yg. 21. Hgr. 22-29. Ad. & hgr. 30. Ad. Wad Medine, Blue Nile. Near Tonga, between Sobat and L. No. Mouth of L. No. Gondokoro. J. Petherick, Esq. (C.). 55 L. Loat, Esq. (C).. 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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