. Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale di Genova. Natural history. 306 G. A. BOULEJfGER Depth of body 2 72 times in total lengtli, length of head 3 times. Snout with concave upper profile, slightly longer than eye, which is 4 times in length of head, 1 Y^ times in interor- bital width, and equals depth of scaly part of cheek; lower jaw not projecting; mouth oblique, with thick lips; maxillary extending to below anterior border of eye; teeth forming broad villiform bands, in about 7 series in upper jaw, 10 in lower; outer teeth larger but very small, 56 to 60 in upper jaw; 3 or 4 series o
. Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale di Genova. Natural history. 306 G. A. BOULEJfGER Depth of body 2 72 times in total lengtli, length of head 3 times. Snout with concave upper profile, slightly longer than eye, which is 4 times in length of head, 1 Y^ times in interor- bital width, and equals depth of scaly part of cheek; lower jaw not projecting; mouth oblique, with thick lips; maxillary extending to below anterior border of eye; teeth forming broad villiform bands, in about 7 series in upper jaw, 10 in lower; outer teeth larger but very small, 56 to 60 in upper jaw; 3 or 4 series of scales on the cheek; large scales on the opercle. Gill-rakers short and stout, 8 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XVI 9 ; spines increasing in length to the last, which measures ^/- length of head, longest soft ray V2 length of head. Anal III 9 ; third spine longest, Ys length of head. Pectoral pointed, as long as, or slightly shorter than head, extending as far as origin of anal. Ventral reaching vent. Caudal trun- cate or rounded, upper rays longer than lower. Caudal peduncle slightly longer than Dentition. 28 — 22 8-13 Scales feebly denticulate, 33 - 35 7,^—j-a ; lateral lines • ^ 15 ^ 16 ' Olive brown, darker above; pectorals and anal yellowish, ventrals black; two bright ocellar spots on the anal. Total length 170 millim. Two specimens. Distinguished from P. refrodens by the concave snout and smaller teeth. 9. Paratilapia crassilabris, Blgr. 10. Pelmatochromis spekii, Blgr. 11. Platytaeniodus degeni, Blgr. The bands of teeth are not quite so broad in young specimens as in the adult on which the genus and species were founded. 12. Hemitiiapia bayoni, Blgr. 13. Haplochromis desfontainesi, Lacep. 14. Haplochromis Stanley!, Blgr. 15. Haplochromis Ishmaeli, Blgr. 16. Tilapla martini, Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrat
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