. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 74 pits. Yellowish or pale olive, with large crimson spots; fins greyish, dorsal, anal, and caudal with crimson spots. Total length 55 millim. Portnguese Congo ; mouth of Congo. 1. Tvpo. Lucola R. near Cabindn. Dr. W. J. (('.). 2. Ad. Luculla R., Cliiloango. „ 3-12. Ad. & ligr. Liiali R. at Lundo. „ 13-lG. Ad. Boma, Congo. Mi; J. Paul Arnold (P.). 37. HAPLOCHILUS NIGRICANS. Boulong. Rev. Zool. AlV. ii. PJL'J, p. IGO. Depth of body 4^ to 4| times in
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 74 pits. Yellowish or pale olive, with large crimson spots; fins greyish, dorsal, anal, and caudal with crimson spots. Total length 55 millim. Portnguese Congo ; mouth of Congo. 1. Tvpo. Lucola R. near Cabindn. Dr. W. J. (('.). 2. Ad. Luculla R., Cliiloango. „ 3-12. Ad. & ligr. Liiali R. at Lundo. „ 13-lG. Ad. Boma, Congo. Mi; J. Paul Arnold (P.). 37. HAPLOCHILUS NIGRICANS. Boulong. Rev. Zool. AlV. ii. PJL'J, p. IGO. Depth of body 4^ to 4| times in total length, length of head 3j to 3^ times. Head flat above; snout broad, rounded, as long as eye; mouth directed upwards; lower jaw slightly projecting; eye oh times in length of head, 1^ times in interorbital width ; pncorbital about y diameter of eye. Dorsal 9, originating about twice as far from head Fi-. lliplochilus najyicans. Type. 1 as from root of caudal, above posterior third of anal, longest rays not much more than ^ length of head. Anal 15, longest rays § lengtii of head. Pectoral a little shorter than head, extending to base of ventral or a little beyond ; ventral small, equally distant from end of snout and from root of caudal. Caudal pointed, longer than head. Caudal peduncle slightly longer than deep. 28-29 scales in longitudinal series, 20 round body in front of ventraLs; lateral line absent or represented by a few pits. Dark brown, with traces of longitudinal series of red spots on the sides ; flns blackish. Total length 47 millim. Uelle River, Upper Congo.—Types in Congo Museum, Tervueren. 1. One of the types. Dun-iu. M. llutereau (C.).. 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,
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