. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. SYNODONTIS. 465 serrated on both sides, not reaching ventral. Latter obtusely pointed, not quite reaching anal. Caudal very deeply forked. Caudal peduncle as long as deep. Olive above, whitish beneath ; a large round black spot on each side above the lateral line and the base of the ventral fin, sometimes followed by a second above the base of the anal. Total length 185 millim. Congo.—Type in Congo Museum, Tervueren. 1. Ad. Matadi, Lower Congo.
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. SYNODONTIS. 465 serrated on both sides, not reaching ventral. Latter obtusely pointed, not quite reaching anal. Caudal very deeply forked. Caudal peduncle as long as deep. Olive above, whitish beneath ; a large round black spot on each side above the lateral line and the base of the ventral fin, sometimes followed by a second above the base of the anal. Total length 185 millim. Congo.—Type in Congo Museum, Tervueren. 1. Ad. Matadi, Lower Congo. Capt. Wilverth (C). 2. Hgr. Sankun R., Kasai. M. E. Luja (C.) ; Luxemburg Museum (P.). 3. Yg. Dolo, Stanley Pool. M. P. Delhez (C). 4. Ad. Upper Congo. Brussels University. 51. SYNODONTIS SOREX. Gunth. Cat, Fish. v. p. 211 (18G4), and Petherick's Trav, ii. p. 233, pi. i. fig. B (1869) ; Vaill. N. Arch. Mns. (3) viii. 1896, p. 107 : Werner, Sitzb. Ak. Wien, cxv. i. 1906, p. 1140 ; Bouleng. Fish. Nile, p. 375, pi. lxxii. (1907). Depth of body 3 to 4J times in total length, length of head 3 to 3^ Fig. Syuodoniis sorex. Mouth of L. No (F. N.). times. Head 1| to If times as long as broad, more or less rugose, finely granulate above from between the eyes, the granulate area some- times extending on the snout; snout pointed, 1| to 2 times as long as VOL. II. 2 H. 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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