. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. PELMATOCHROMIS. 39c 9. PELMATOCHROMIS NIGROFASCIATUS. Paratilapia nigrofasciata, Pellegr. Bull. Mus. Paris, 1900, p. 353 ; Bouleng. Poiss. Bass. Congo, p. 421 (1901) ; Steind. Denkschr. Ak. Wien, lxxxix. 1913, p. 54. Pehnatocliromis batesil, Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) viii. 1901, p. 114. Pelrnatocliromis nigrofasciatus, Pellegr. Mem. Soc. Zool. France, xvi. 1904, p. 280, pi. vi. fig. 2, and Bull. Soc. Philom. (9) ix. 1907, p. 37. Depth o


. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. PELMATOCHROMIS. 39c 9. PELMATOCHROMIS NIGROFASCIATUS. Paratilapia nigrofasciata, Pellegr. Bull. Mus. Paris, 1900, p. 353 ; Bouleng. Poiss. Bass. Congo, p. 421 (1901) ; Steind. Denkschr. Ak. Wien, lxxxix. 1913, p. 54. Pehnatocliromis batesil, Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) viii. 1901, p. 114. Pelrnatocliromis nigrofasciatus, Pellegr. Mem. Soc. Zool. France, xvi. 1904, p. 280, pi. vi. fig. 2, and Bull. Soc. Philom. (9) ix. 1907, p. 37. Depth of body 1\ to 3 times in total length, length of head 2J to 3 times. Head twice as long as broad; snout rounded, with straight or slightly convex upper profile, as long as broad, \\ to \\ times as long as eye, which is 3| to 4 times in length of head, 1 to \\ times in. PehnatocTiromis nigrofasciatus. Type of P. latesii. interorbital width, and equals or slightly exceeds praorbital depth ; mouth moderately large, extending to between nostril and eye; teeth in 3 to 5 series, outer rather large, 40 to 64 in outer series of upper jaw ; 3 or 4 series of scales on the cheek, width of scaly part equal to or a little greater than the diameter of eye. Gill-rakers short, tubercular, 10 or 11 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XIV-XVI 9-11; spines increasing in length to the last, which measures ^ to -§- length of head ; middle soft rays more or less produced, often as long as head. Anal HI 7-9; third spine as long as or a little shorter than longest dorsal. Pectoral § to f length of head, not reaching origin of 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 : Sold by Longmans


Size: 2021px × 1236px
Photo credit: © Book Worm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: ., bookauthorbri, bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, booksubjectfishes