. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. EUCHILTCHTHTS. times in interociibir Avidtli ; base ol: adipose lin § to |- its distance from Def)tli o£ boiiy 4^ times in total length ; eye 5 to 5^ times in length of head, 2 times in interocular width ; base of adipose fin nearly equal to its distance from dorsal . . 487 2. Ji. , Blgr., p. 4:b8. 3. E. Jyhowskli, Vail]., p. 489. 1. EUCHTLTCIITHYS GUENTHERI. Atopocldlus guentlwri, Schilth. Tijdschr. Nederl. Dierk. Ver. (2) iii. 1891, p. ^^h pi. vi. fig. 2. Eu
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. EUCHILTCHTHTS. times in interociibir Avidtli ; base ol: adipose lin § to |- its distance from Def)tli o£ boiiy 4^ times in total length ; eye 5 to 5^ times in length of head, 2 times in interocular width ; base of adipose fin nearly equal to its distance from dorsal . . 487 2. Ji. , Blgr., p. 4:b8. 3. E. Jyhowskli, Vail]., p. 489. 1. EUCHTLTCIITHYS GUENTHERI. Atopocldlus guentlwri, Schilth. Tijdschr. Nederl. Dierk. Ver. (2) iii. 1891, p. ^^h pi. vi. fig. 2. Euchilichthys guentheri, Ann. & IMag. N. H. (7) vi. 1900, p. 523, and Poiss. Bass. Congo, p. 331 (1901). Depth of body | its greatest width, 7 times in total length. Head large, much depressed, covered with soft skin, a little longer than broad, its length 3^ times in total length; snont broadly rounded, nearly twice as long as postocular part of head ; nostrils nearer end of Fi-. Eutliirnltthiis ipwntln'rl. Type. h. snout than eye, tlie diameter of which is 10 times in length of head, 5 times in interocular width ; buccal cleft straight, nearly half length of head; mandibular teetli notched ; lateral barbel J length of head, ]iostcrior barbels about half diameter of eye. Dorsal I 6, originating immediately behind pectorals ; spine strong, covered with skin, measuring J length of head. Adipose fin \ its distance from rayed dorsal. Anal 10 (3 rays rudimentaiy). Tectoi-al sjjiiie \ lengtli of head, its. 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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