. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 4G0 SILURIDJE. 47. SYNODONTIS FILAMENTOSUS. Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) viii. 1901, p. 10, and Fish. Nile, p. 371, pi. lxix. (1907). Depth of body equal to length of head, 4 times in total length. Head lj times as long as broad, feebly rugose between eyes and on occiput; snout rounded, as long as postocular part of head; eye supero-lateral, 3J times in length of head, 1J times in interorbital width; occiput simply convex; lips moderately
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 4G0 SILURIDJE. 47. SYNODONTIS FILAMENTOSUS. Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) viii. 1901, p. 10, and Fish. Nile, p. 371, pi. lxix. (1907). Depth of body equal to length of head, 4 times in total length. Head lj times as long as broad, feebly rugose between eyes and on occiput; snout rounded, as long as postocular part of head; eye supero-lateral, 3J times in length of head, 1J times in interorbital width; occiput simply convex; lips moderately developed; prsemaxillary teeth rather few, forming a short and broad band ; movable mandibular teeth barely j length of eye, 20 in number. Maxillary barbel broadly margined at the base, f length of head, extending to base of pectoral fin; mandi- Fig. 345. V â â 'â - â -"*. <--'. Synodontis Jilanientosus. Type(). |. bular barbels with numerous long ramified branches, outer 1^ times as long as inner. Gill-opening not extending downwards beyond root of pectoral fin. Occipito-nuchal shield slightly rugose, obtusely tectiform, 1^ times as long as broad, posterior processes rounded. Humeral process a little longer than broad, flat, rounded behind, extending as far back as occipito-nuchal process. Dorsal I 7; spine strong, feebly serrated behind, striated in front, as long as head, with a filamentous prolongation exceeding it in length. Adipose dorsal A.\ times as long as deep, twice as long as its distance from rayed, Anal IY 7,. 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 Muse
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