. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. STNODONTJS. 453 4 times in total length. Head as long as broad, finely granulate above ; snout rounded, f or a little less than J length of head; eye supero- lateral, 3J to 4^ times in length of head, 1| to '2 times in interorbitiil width ; lips moderately developed ; prsemaxillary teeth forming a short, broad band; movable mandibular teeth hardly ^ diameter of eye, 40 to 65 in number. Maxillary barbel not margined, at least twice as long as head, reaching or nearly reaching bas
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. STNODONTJS. 453 4 times in total length. Head as long as broad, finely granulate above ; snout rounded, f or a little less than J length of head; eye supero- lateral, 3J to 4^ times in length of head, 1| to '2 times in interorbitiil width ; lips moderately developed ; prsemaxillary teeth forming a short, broad band; movable mandibular teeth hardly ^ diameter of eye, 40 to 65 in number. Maxillary barbel not margined, at least twice as long as head, reaching or nearly reaching base of ventral ; mandibular barbels with long, slender branches, outer twice as long as inner and longer than Fig. SijHodontis grcshojji. Type. head. Gill-opening not extending do\\nwards beyond ro^;t of pectoral spine. Occipito-nuchal shield finely granulate, tectiform, longer than broad, w ith obtuse or rounded posterior processes. Humeral process at least twice as long as deep, striated and keeled, acutely pointed, extend- ing as far back as, or a little beyond, occipito-niichal process. Skin villose on the sides. Dorsal I 6-7; spine scarcely curved, as long as head, smooth in front, feebly serrated behind. Adipose dorsal 3| to 4 times as long as deep, 2 to 3 times as long as its distance fiom rayed dorsal. Anal III 8-10, Pectoral spine at least as long as heud, stronglv serrated on both sides. Ventral reach: m, or not anal. Caudal. 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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