. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. TILAPIA. 245 interoibital width, and a little exceeds least depth of prceorbital; mouth rather large, | width of head, extending to below anterior border of eye; teeth small, in 4 or 5 series, 52 in outer series of upper jaw; 5 or 6 series of scales on the cheek, width of scaly part equal to diameter of eye, Gill-rakers short, 12 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XVIII 8 ; last spine longest, ^ length of head, f middle soft rays, which are produced. Anal III 8; third spine
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. TILAPIA. 245 interoibital width, and a little exceeds least depth of prceorbital; mouth rather large, | width of head, extending to below anterior border of eye; teeth small, in 4 or 5 series, 52 in outer series of upper jaw; 5 or 6 series of scales on the cheek, width of scaly part equal to diameter of eye, Gill-rakers short, 12 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XVIII 8 ; last spine longest, ^ length of head, f middle soft rays, which are produced. Anal III 8; third spine nearly as long as last. Tihipla zelosterior part of the anal; ventrals blackish. Total length 105 millim. Lake Nya?sa. 1. Type. L. Nyassa. Miss M. Woochvard (C.) ; i\Ii'^s S. ('. :\[cr/in^rl,lin (P.). 17 Bou II/III. 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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