. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. CIIAEACINIDJE. 101 Uelle, Upper Congo.—Types in Congo Museum, Tervueren. 1. One of the types. Dungu. Capt. Hutereau ((.'.). Dorsal fin originating further back than in N. unitceniatus. 15. NEOLEBIAS, Stdr. 2 a. NEOLEBIAS ANSORGII. Bouleng. Ann. Mus. Congo, Zool. ii. 3, p. 8, pi. xvii. fig. 2 (1912). Depth of body 2§ to 3 times in total length, length of head 3 to 3j times. Head twice as long as broad, a little longer than deep, smooth above, wit
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. CIIAEACINIDJE. 101 Uelle, Upper Congo.—Types in Congo Museum, Tervueren. 1. One of the types. Dungu. Capt. Hutereau ((.'.). Dorsal fin originating further back than in N. unitceniatus. 15. NEOLEBIAS, Stdr. 2 a. NEOLEBIAS ANSORGII. Bouleng. Ann. Mus. Congo, Zool. ii. 3, p. 8, pi. xvii. fig. 2 (1912). Depth of body 2§ to 3 times in total length, length of head 3 to 3j times. Head twice as long as broad, a little longer than deep, smooth above, with large fontanelle ; snout rounded, much shorter than eye, which is 3 times in length of head and equals interocular width; mouth terminal; maxillary extending to below anterior border of eye ; 14 teeth in outer prsemaxillary series. Gill-rakers short, about 12 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal III 8, originating immediately behind vertical of ventral?, longest ray £ length of head. No adipose dorsal. Anal II 6. Pectoral nearly § length of head, as long as Keoleblas ansorgii. Type (A. M. C). Caudal forked, with pointed lobes. Caudal peduncle a little longer than deep. 29-32 scales in longitudinal series, 9 in transverse series between dorsal and ventral; lateral line about or reduced to 3 or 4 scales behind the gill-cover. Green above, with a broad darker band along the side and a dark green bar, edged anteriorly with yellowish, at the base of the caudal; dorsal and caudal pale orange, other fins bright orange or vermilion, sometimes blackish at the end. Total lenght 27 millim. Chiloango. 1-4. Types. Marshes near Luculla R. Dr. W. J. Ansoro-e (C). 5-6. Types. Luali R. at Lundo. Distinguished from the other species of the genus by the more posterior position of the dorsal 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 pe
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