. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 186 CICHLID.^. G-14. Ad., b<, Cliiloango, Portug. Congo. Dr. W. J. Ansorge (C). 15. Skel. ., ,, „ lG-17. Two of the L. Obeke, Upper Congo. M. P. (C). types. 25. TILAPIA MART^. Boulcng. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1899, p. 122, pi. xi. fig. 1 ; Pell.'gr. Mem. Soc. Zool. France, xvi. 1901, p. 323. Depth of body If to 'if times in total length, length of head 2f to 3 times. Head If to 2 times as long as broad, witb convex upper profile; snout rounded, about 1^ times as long as
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 186 CICHLID.^. G-14. Ad., b<, Cliiloango, Portug. Congo. Dr. W. J. Ansorge (C). 15. Skel. ., ,, „ lG-17. Two of the L. Obeke, Upper Congo. M. P. (C). types. 25. TILAPIA MART^. Boulcng. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1899, p. 122, pi. xi. fig. 1 ; Pell.'gr. Mem. Soc. Zool. France, xvi. 1901, p. 323. Depth of body If to 'if times in total length, length of head 2f to 3 times. Head If to 2 times as long as broad, witb convex upper profile; snout rounded, about 1^ times as long as broad, as long as or a little shorter than postocular part of head ; eye 2f (young) to 3| times in length of head, 1 to 1^ times in interorbital width, Y\cr. 120. I'ilapia marke. Oguta. exceeding proeorbital depth ; mouth rather small, | to | width of head, extending to between nostril and eye ; teetli in 3 to 5 series, outer very small, with very slender shafts, movable, 50 to Ol in upper jaw; 3 or 4 series of scales on the cheek, width of scaly part less than diameter of eye. Gill-rakers sliort, 13 to 15 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XVI (rarely XV) 12-13; spines subequal from the fifth, or last longest, \ to % length of head ; longest soft ray l to once l(M)gth of head. Anal 11110-11; third ^pine us long as or shorter than last. 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, Albert, 1858-1937. Codicote, Herts. [Eng : Wheldon and Wesley
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