. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum. Freshwater fishes. I 2-2^ between lateral line and ventral, 12-1-1 roiniil caudal i)ediinclo. Back bluish grey, sides and lower parts silvery white iu females, bright yellow in males; 10 to lo bluish-black vertical bars on each side, above the lateral line, the last usually expanding into a large blotch on the (audal peduncle at root of caudal; fins white. Total length 120 millim. Angola. l-('.. Types. Qnanzu 1{. at Domlo. l^i'. W. â¢'â Aiisorge ((".). Allied to li. linrfsh'i/a', but body less elongate, ana
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum. Freshwater fishes. I 2-2^ between lateral line and ventral, 12-1-1 roiniil caudal i)ediinclo. Back bluish grey, sides and lower parts silvery white iu females, bright yellow in males; 10 to lo bluish-black vertical bars on each side, above the lateral line, the last usually expanding into a large blotch on the (audal peduncle at root of caudal; fins white. Total length 120 millim. Angola. l-('.. Types. Qnanzu 1{. at Domlo. l^i'. W. â¢'â Aiisorge ((".). Allied to li. linrfsh'i/a', but body less elongate, anal rays fewer, and scales fewer. \-l. 1'..\1{ILTUS LOATI, Bljrr. â¢"Steiml. Denksclir. Ak. Wicn. InxxIx. lOi:^, p. 27. Add :â L'6. .\^ Niili'T aliiivc iuiiclioii witli llolille. A. ('. rrancis, Esq. (JV). Fig. liffrihus mni'roiitoitia. Ty|).'(l'. /. S. liii;i). i. 12 â. l^,.\i;iLIl'S IVMileiiH. I'l-oc. Zool. Soc. i;ii;i. p. .')!. pi. iii lit;. 2. Depth of body equal to length of head, 3| times in total length. Head 2i times as long as broad; snout pointed, projecting beyond mouth, If times as long as eye, wbicli is 4^ times in length of head, 1 ', times in interorbital width; mouth e.\tending nearly to below posterior border of eye ; no barbels ; second suborbital deep, extending posteriorly to vertical of posterior border of eye ; naked space between pneoperculum and suborbital about ] diameter of eye. Gill-rakers few mihI very. 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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