. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. PARATILAPIA. 327 scales on the cheek, width of scaly part equal to or a little greater than diameter of eye. Gill-rakers short, 10 to 12 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XVI 10-11; spines increasing in length to the last, which measures J to f length of head. Anal III 8-9 ; third spine a little shorter than last dorsal. Pectoral | length of head, not extending Fig. Paratilapia modesta. Type, after Giinther (P. Z. S. 1893). to vertical of origin of anal. Ventral reach
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. PARATILAPIA. 327 scales on the cheek, width of scaly part equal to or a little greater than diameter of eye. Gill-rakers short, 10 to 12 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XVI 10-11; spines increasing in length to the last, which measures J to f length of head. Anal III 8-9 ; third spine a little shorter than last dorsal. Pectoral | length of head, not extending Fig. Paratilapia modesta. Type, after Giinther (P. Z. S. 1893). to vertical of origin of anal. Ventral reaching origin of annl. Caudal rounded. Caudal peduncle slightly longer than deep. Scales finely 3-—4 21—''4 denticulate, 32-34 iiii^; lateral lines j2ii4« Uniform dark brown, fins blackish. Total length 200 millim. Lake Nyassa and Upper Shire River. 1. Type. L. Nyassa. Rev. J. A. Williams (P.). 2. Ad. „ Prof. J. E. S. Moore (C). 3-4. Ad. Upper Shire P. Dr. Percy Kendall (('.) ; Sir II. II. Johnston (P.). 12. PARATILAPIA TODDI. Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) xvi. 1905, p. G12. Depth of body equal to length of head, 2f times in total length. Snout 1^ times length of eye, which is 4 times in length of head and a little exceeds interorbital width; mouth extending to below anterior border of eye; teeth small, in 3 or 4 series; 6 series of scales on the cheek. Gill-rakers short, the largest T-shaped, 13 on lower part of. 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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