. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. 21G ADDENDA, YOL. I. peduncle If times as long as deep. Scales 41 ,f|, 4 between lateral line and Tentral, 16 round caudal peduncle. Brownish above, each scale with a dark spot, white beneath; fins whitish. Total length 105 millim. Angola. 1. Type. Luculla E. at Lucalla. Dr. W. J. Ansorge (C). 2 c. VARICORHINUS VARICOSTOMA. Bouleng Ann. & Mag. N. H. (8) vi. 1910, p. 546. Depth of body 3f times in total length, length of head 5 times. Snout rounded, much broader than long,
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. 21G ADDENDA, YOL. I. peduncle If times as long as deep. Scales 41 ,f|, 4 between lateral line and Tentral, 16 round caudal peduncle. Brownish above, each scale with a dark spot, white beneath; fins whitish. Total length 105 millim. Angola. 1. Type. Luculla E. at Lucalla. Dr. W. J. Ansorge (C). 2 c. VARICORHINUS VARICOSTOMA. Bouleng Ann. & Mag. N. H. (8) vi. 1910, p. 546. Depth of body 3f times in total length, length of head 5 times. Snout rounded, much broader than long, as long as eye, which is 3 times in length of head and 11- times in interorbital width; mouth Fig. Vai-icorhinns varicostoma. Type. |. straio-ht, its width ^ length of head, with a thick upper lip covered with round papillte ; smaller papillae behind the cutting-edge of the lower jaw; a single barbel on each side, at angle of mouth, \ diameter of eye. Dorsal IV 10, equally distant from centre of eye and from root of caudal; last simple ray very strong, bony, not serrated, straight, 1| times length of head ; border of fin strongly emarginate. Anal III 5, longest ray as long as head. Pectoral as long as head, not reaching ventral; latter inserted below anterior rays of dorsal. Caudal deeply forked. 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, George Albert, 1858-1937. London, Printed by order of the Trustees [by Taylor and Francis]
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