. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. PAliATILAPIA. 339 of scaly part less than diameter of eye. Gill-rakers short, 8 or 9 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XVI-XVII 9 ; spines increasing in lenji^th to the last, which measures f length of head; longest soft rays nearly | length of head. Anal III 8-9 ; third spine longest, as long as last dorsal. Pectoral f length of head, nearly reaching vertical of origin of anal. Ventral reaching origin of anal. Caudal truncate. Candid peduncle 1^ to 1^ times as long as deep
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. PAliATILAPIA. 339 of scaly part less than diameter of eye. Gill-rakers short, 8 or 9 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XVI-XVII 9 ; spines increasing in lenji^th to the last, which measures f length of head; longest soft rays nearly | length of head. Anal III 8-9 ; third spine longest, as long as last dorsal. Pectoral f length of head, nearly reaching vertical of origin of anal. Ventral reaching origin of anal. Caudal truncate. Candid peduncle 1^ to 1^ times as long as deep. Scales rather strongly denticulate, ol-32 jtj ; lateral lines '^y^. Brownish above, whitish beneath ; six or seven dark transverse bars, crossed by a dark. Paratilajpia chilotes. Type (Ann. Mus. Gen. 1911), longitudinal band extending from the eye to the caudal fin ; fins brownish, anal with three round bright spots. Total length 98 millim. Victoria Nile at Ripon Falls.—Type in Genoa Museum. 1. One of the types. Jinja. Dr. E. Bayon (C.) ; Genoa Museum (P.). 22. PARATILAPIA PECTORALIS. Boulong. Ann. ^Mus^. Genova, (3) v. 1911, p. G6, pi. i. tig. 2. Depth of body a little less than length of head, 3 times in total length. Head twice as long as broad; snout with convex upper profile, 1|- diamcters of eye, which is 4^ times in lengtli of head, Ij times in inter- orbital width, and equals least depth of pncorbital; jaws equal in front;. 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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