. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 390 upper surface rough with pearl-like granules; occipital process tectiform, longer than broad at the base, in contact with the interneural shield, which is small and crescentic and studded with granules same as on the skull; snout short and broad, projecting very feebly beyond mouth; eye lateral, oval, 1^ to If times in length of snout, 4^ to 5^ times in length of head, 2 to 3 times in interocular width; prsemaxillary band of teeth
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 390 upper surface rough with pearl-like granules; occipital process tectiform, longer than broad at the base, in contact with the interneural shield, which is small and crescentic and studded with granules same as on the skull; snout short and broad, projecting very feebly beyond mouth; eye lateral, oval, 1^ to If times in length of snout, 4^ to 5^ times in length of head, 2 to 3 times in interocular width; prsemaxillary band of teeth about 5 times as long as broad; palate with two large triangular groups of granular teeth, narrowly separated from each other in front. Pig. Arius africanus. Type. j. Gill-rakers rather long, 14 or 15 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal I 7, spine f to f length of head, very feebly serrated on both sides. Adipose dorsal small, its base § to f that of rayed dorsal, If to 2 times as distant from latter as from caudal. Anal 19-21 (13-15 rays branched). Pectoral spine similar to dorsal. Ventral not reaching origin of anal. Caudal deeply forked, with long pointed lobes. Caudal peduncle twice as long as deep. Brownish above, silvery on the sides, white beneath. Total length 250 millim. Pangani River, East Africa. 1-2. Types. Pangani R. Sir Lambert Playfair. (P.). 3, 4. Types, skins. „ „. 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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