. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. TILAPIA. 25; 83. TILAPIA LATERISTRIGA. Chromis lateristriga, part., Giinth. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1864, p. 312. Depth of body 2| to 3 times in total length, length of head 3 to o\ times. Head 2 to 2^ times as long as broad ; snout rounded, with straight upper profile, as long as broad, as long as postocular part of head; eye 3 (young) to 4 times in length of head, 1 to 1J times in iuterorbital width, equal to prseorbital depth in adult; snout moderat
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. TILAPIA. 25; 83. TILAPIA LATERISTRIGA. Chromis lateristriga, part., Giinth. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1864, p. 312. Depth of body 2| to 3 times in total length, length of head 3 to o\ times. Head 2 to 2^ times as long as broad ; snout rounded, with straight upper profile, as long as broad, as long as postocular part of head; eye 3 (young) to 4 times in length of head, 1 to 1J times in iuterorbital width, equal to prseorbital depth in adult; snout moderate, Fig. Tilapia lateristriga. L. Nyassa. -| to § width of head, extending to between nostril and eye ; teeth rather small, in 3 to 5 series, 40 to 70 in outer series of upper jaw; 3 or 4 series of scales on the cheek, width of scaly part equal to or a little less than diameter of eye. Gill-rakers rather short, 9 to 13 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XV-XVI 10-12 ; spines increasing in length to the last, which is f to J length of head ; longest soft rays 5 to § length of head in females, produced and as long as head in males. Anal III 8-10 ; third spine J to f- length of head, Pectoral as long as or a little longer than head, reaching or nearly reaching origin of anal. Ventral reaching vent or anal. Caudal scaled, densely in large specimens, feebly but distinctly emarginate as long as deep. Scales very finely denticulate, Caudal peduncle 1^ to 1J times 32-33 Y\ii3; lateral. 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 & Co. , B. Quaritch, Dulau & Co. , and at the British Museum (Natural History)
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