. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum. Freshwater fishes. 328 ADDENDA, VOL. JII. little greater than pnBorbital depth ; moutli rather small, i width of head, extending a little beyond vertical of nostril ; teeth with very slender shafts, in o series, 60 to 64 in outer series of upper jaw ; 3 series of scales on the cheek, width of scaly part less than diameter of eye. (iill-rakers rather short, 16 to 18 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XVI 13; spines equal from the si.\th, not quite i length of head; longest soft rays h length of head. Anal III 12 ; third
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum. Freshwater fishes. 328 ADDENDA, VOL. JII. little greater than pnBorbital depth ; moutli rather small, i width of head, extending a little beyond vertical of nostril ; teeth with very slender shafts, in o series, 60 to 64 in outer series of upper jaw ; 3 series of scales on the cheek, width of scaly part less than diameter of eye. (iill-rakers rather short, 16 to 18 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XVI 13; spines equal from the si.\th, not quite i length of head; longest soft rays h length of head. Anal III 12 ; third spine ^ length of head. Pectoral as long as head, nearly reaching vertical of origin of anal. Ventral produced into a filament, extending a little beyond origin of anal. Caudal with deep, crescentic emargination. Caudal peduncle deejjcr tluui long. Scales cycloid, 33-35 p^,., ; lateral Oft lines jj,. Golden, brownish on the back with faint traces of darker bars ; a blackisli opercular spot ; dorsal fin with blackish streaks and nuublings, I'h'. 1f)(».. TiUijiia Cdiidoiuanjiiiiitd. Type. and a large black spot on (lie anterior soft rays; caudal broadly edged with blackish. Total Icngtli 78 milliui. Sierra Leone. 1-2. Types. N. Sherbo district, N. W. Tliomas, Esq. (P.). Distinguished from the young of T. heiidelotl by smaller scales, more inimerous anal rays, and the deeply emarginate caudal. Add ;. AA. 17. TILAI'IA MA('1{(JCEPIIALA. l!lkr. JIaka. Sierra Lconc. ^". W. ;. Ejij. (1',).. 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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