. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum. Freshwater fishes. .\|)Ui:m)a. \i)\.. III. Add :-^ 5-0. Â¥â . PELMATOCHROMIS, â >. I'KLMAT(~)(1I1;().M1S .IKXTIXKI, Si<lr. N. iSlua-bo district, iSieiru J^'uiie. ]S'. \V. Tluunas, Es(|. (P. 2a. PELMATOCHROMIS LXTEIIMEDIUS, u. Depth of body 2f to o times in total ]en<;th, leiiijtli of head 3 times. Head twice as long as broad ; snont round(;d, witli convex ujjper profile, as long as broad, as long as eye, which is o times in length of head and pqiuds or a little exceeds intcrorbital width or ju'tBorb
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum. Freshwater fishes. .\|)Ui:m)a. \i)\.. III. Add :-^ 5-0. Â¥â . PELMATOCHROMIS, â >. I'KLMAT(~)(1I1;().M1S .IKXTIXKI, Si<lr. N. iSlua-bo district, iSieiru J^'uiie. ]S'. \V. Tluunas, Es(|. (P. 2a. PELMATOCHROMIS LXTEIIMEDIUS, u. Depth of body 2f to o times in total ]en<;th, leiiijtli of head 3 times. Head twice as long as broad ; snont round(;d, witli convex ujjper profile, as long as broad, as long as eye, which is o times in length of head and pqiuds or a little exceeds intcrorbital width or ju'tBorbital depth ; mouth rather small, extending to between nostril and eye ; teetli very small, Fis. 10:$.. PcltiiiUocJit'otills miti'iiieditit!. Type. in 3 series, about 50 in outer series of upper jaw; 3 series of scales on the cheek, width of scaly part much less than diameter of eye. Gill- rakers short and broad, 12 or 13 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XIV 15-17; spines rather slender, rapidly increasing in length to the fifth or sixth, wliich measures \ length of head, then subfqvial or slightly decreasing in length ; longest soft rays f to | length of head. Anal III 7-9; spines much stronger than dorsals, third \ length of head. Pectoral as long as or a little longer than hctul, reaching vertical. 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 Boulenger, George Albert, 1858-1937; British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology. Lond.
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