. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. 476 Total length 230 milliin. Lake Tanganyika.—Type in Congo Museum, Tervueren. 1_2. Ad. Kibwesi. P'-o£. J- E. S. Moore (C). •1 jjo-r Msambu. •' i-d. Ad. & hori: Niamkolo. Dr. W. A. Cunnington (C 1(1. Skel. ,, " 11. Ad. Moliro. Dr. L. Sfcappers (0.). 12-13. Ad. Vua Bay. » 18. LAMPllOLOGUS CALLIPTERUS. Bouleng. Tr. Zool. See. xvii. 190G, p. , pi. xxxvi. fig. 4. Depth of body equal to length of head, 3^ to 3i tunes in total length. Head twice as long as
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. 476 Total length 230 milliin. Lake Tanganyika.—Type in Congo Museum, Tervueren. 1_2. Ad. Kibwesi. P'-o£. J- E. S. Moore (C). •1 jjo-r Msambu. •' i-d. Ad. & hori: Niamkolo. Dr. W. A. Cunnington (C 1(1. Skel. ,, " 11. Ad. Moliro. Dr. L. Sfcappers (0.). 12-13. Ad. Vua Bay. » 18. LAMPllOLOGUS CALLIPTERUS. Bouleng. Tr. Zool. See. xvii. 190G, p. , pi. xxxvi. fig. 4. Depth of body equal to length of head, 3^ to 3i tunes in total length. Head twice as long as broad; snout U to If times as long as eye, which is 4 to 4^ times in length of head and nearly equals interorbital Fig. Lci mj^roloijus callij>teras. Type (Tr. Z. S. 1906). |. width ; mouth extending to below anterior border of eye ; 6 or 8 large canines in front of each jaw, followed by a moderately broad band of minute teeth; lateral teeth small; cheek entirely naked or nearly so. Gill-rakers rather long, 9 to 12 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XVIII-XIX 9-10; spines increasing in length to the last, which measures nearly ^ length of head ; longest soft ray |- to f length of head. Anal VII-VIII 7-8 ; last spine nearly as long as last dorsal. Pectoral about § length of head. Ventral more or less produced, reaching origin of anal or beyond. Caudal rounded. Caudal peduncle li to 1^ times as long as deep. Scales 38-44 j^^; lateral lines. 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 [by Taylor and Francis]
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