. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. PELMATOCHKOMIS. 395 numerous dark bars, the upper rays with a black and white edge ; ventrals white. Total length 105 millim. South Cameroon. 1-7. Types. Nyong R. 8-10. Types. „ at Akonolinga. 11-16. Types. Ja R. at Bitye. 17-18. Types. „ at Efayong. 19-20. Types. Bumbe R. at Assobam. G. L. Bates, Esq. (0.).. Pehnalochromis caudifasciatiis. Type. 11. PELMATOCHROMIS LONGIROSTRIS. Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) xii. 1903, p. 411 ; Pellegr. Mem. >Soe. Zuol. France, xvi. 1901
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. PELMATOCHKOMIS. 395 numerous dark bars, the upper rays with a black and white edge ; ventrals white. Total length 105 millim. South Cameroon. 1-7. Types. Nyong R. 8-10. Types. „ at Akonolinga. 11-16. Types. Ja R. at Bitye. 17-18. Types. „ at Efayong. 19-20. Types. Bumbe R. at Assobam. G. L. Bates, Esq. (0.).. Pehnalochromis caudifasciatiis. Type. 11. PELMATOCHROMIS LONGIROSTRIS. Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) xii. 1903, p. 411 ; Pellegr. Mem. >Soe. Zuol. France, xvi. 1901, p. 281. Depth of body equal to length of head, 3 times in total length. Head a little over twice as long as broad; snout obtusely pointed, witli slightly convex upper profile, as long as broad, 1^ to 1^ times as long as eye, which is 3J to 4 times in length of head, equals or slightly exceeds interoibital width, and equals or a little exceeds prseorbital depth ; mouth moderately large, extending to between nostril and eye; teeth small, in 2 or 0 series, 50 to 70 in outer series of upper jaw; 2 or 3 series of scales on the cheek, width of scaly part equal to or a little less than diameter of eye. Gill-rakers short, tubercular, 9 or 10 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XIV-XVI 8-10; spines increasing in length to the last, which measures f to J length of head ; middle soft rays produced, a little shorter than head. Anal III 0-7 ; third spine as. 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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