. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 236 CICHLIDiE. once length of head, extending to vertical of origin of anal or a little beyond. Ventral extending to origin of anal or beyond. Caudal rounded. Caudal peduncle 1^ to 2 times as long as deep. Scales strongly denticulate, 29-33 ^jz\2 ; lateral lines g^-. Adult male black, the anal fin and the border of the caudal often bright vermilion; orange ocellar spots sometimes present on the anal. Female and young dark grey or brown to blacki
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 236 CICHLIDiE. once length of head, extending to vertical of origin of anal or a little beyond. Ventral extending to origin of anal or beyond. Caudal rounded. Caudal peduncle 1^ to 2 times as long as deep. Scales strongly denticulate, 29-33 ^jz\2 ; lateral lines g^-. Adult male black, the anal fin and the border of the caudal often bright vermilion; orange ocellar spots sometimes present on the anal. Female and young dark grey or brown to blackish, with or without black bars on the body; Eig. Tilapia nubilu. Type(). §. usually a black vertical bar below the anterior third of the eye; a black opercular spot; dorsal and anal fins dark grey or brown and, like the soft dorsal, with more or less distinct small darker spots; ventral fins greyish or yellow. Total length 120 millim. Lake Victoria and Victoria Nile. 1—6, 7-16. Types. 17-18. Ail. 19-21. Ad. 22-28. Ad. 29. Skel. 30. Skel. 31-38. Ad. Entebbe. Buddu Coast. Jinja, Ripon Falls. Bululo, L. Kioga. 55 55 Kakindu, Victoria Nile. Malawa R., Kavirondo, 4000 f. Mr. E. Degen (C). Mr. M. Simon (C). Dr. E. Bayon(C) ; Genoa Museum (P.). Sir F. J. Jackson (P.).. 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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