. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. Faratilajjia leptosoma. Type (Tr. Z. S. 1898). ^. of eye. Gill-rakers long and closely set, about 20 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XII-XIV 14-lG; spines increasing in length to the hist, which measures f length of head and nearly equals longest soft rays. Anal III 10-12; third spine a little shorter than last dorsal. Pectoral 4 to f length of head, reaching or nearly reaching vertical of origin of anal. Ventral reaching origin of anal. Caudal deeply notched. Caudal pedu
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. Faratilajjia leptosoma. Type (Tr. Z. S. 1898). ^. of eye. Gill-rakers long and closely set, about 20 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XII-XIV 14-lG; spines increasing in length to the hist, which measures f length of head and nearly equals longest soft rays. Anal III 10-12; third spine a little shorter than last dorsal. Pectoral 4 to f length of head, reaching or nearly reaching vertical of origin of anal. Ventral reaching origin of anal. Caudal deeply notched. Caudal peduncle twice as long as deep. Scales rather strongly 2-3 ^7-33 denticulate, 39-42 n_y^', lateral lines yTTo- Brown above, lighter beneath; dorsal and anal with or without brown longitudinal streaks; caudal often spotted with brown or black at the base. Total length 92 raillim. L:»ke Tanganyika. 1-2. TyiK's. Mhete. Prof. J. E. S. Moore (C). ',]. Type. Kinyainkolo. „ 4-t>. All. 3Isanil)ii. ,, 7. Skc' 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, Albert, 1858-1937. Codicote, Herts. [Eng : Wheldon and Wesley
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