. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. 218 ADDENDA, VOL. I. middle of dorsal. Caudal deeply forked. Caudal peduncle about 1^ times as long as deep. Scales 28-31 JJ, 21 between lateral line and ventral, 12 round caudal peduncle. Dark olive-brown above, pinkish on the sides below the lateral line, white beneath; fins dark grey. Total length 370 millim. Chiloango System. 1-4. Types. Loango R. at N'Kutu. Dr. W. J. Ansorge (C). 5. Type. Luali II. at Buco Zau. » Fig. Varicovliinns steindachiicri. Type. i. 3/'. VAR


. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. 218 ADDENDA, VOL. I. middle of dorsal. Caudal deeply forked. Caudal peduncle about 1^ times as long as deep. Scales 28-31 JJ, 21 between lateral line and ventral, 12 round caudal peduncle. Dark olive-brown above, pinkish on the sides below the lateral line, white beneath; fins dark grey. Total length 370 millim. Chiloango System. 1-4. Types. Loango R. at N'Kutu. Dr. W. J. Ansorge (C). 5. Type. Luali II. at Buco Zau. » Fig. Varicovliinns steindachiicri. Type. i. 3/'. VARICORHINUS STEINDACHNERI. Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (8) vi. 1910, p. 5i7. Barhits (^Vancorhinus) steindachneri, Pappenh. Mittli. Zool. Mus. Berl. v. 1911, p. 517. Depth of body 3 to 3| times in total length, length of head 3| to 4^ times. Snout rounded, a little broader than long, as long as or a little longer than eye, which is 3 (young) to 4 times in length of head and 1^ to 1^ times in interorbital width ; mouth straight, its width about f length of head; a minute, sometimes almost imperceptible, barbel at angle of mouth; a few conical tubercles on sides of snout and below 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 [by Taylor and Francis]


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