. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. HAPLOCHILUS. &3 distant from end of snout and from root of caudal. Caudal a little longer than head, rounded-subacuminate. Caudal peduncle as long as deep. 27-29 scales in longitudinal series, 20-22 round body in front of ventrals ; lateral line indicated by a series of pits. Brownish above, each scale with a carmine spot, whitish beneath ; lower part of side with more or less distinct dark oblique streaks or series of spots, which are bebt defined and extend to the upper
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. HAPLOCHILUS. &3 distant from end of snout and from root of caudal. Caudal a little longer than head, rounded-subacuminate. Caudal peduncle as long as deep. 27-29 scales in longitudinal series, 20-22 round body in front of ventrals ; lateral line indicated by a series of pits. Brownish above, each scale with a carmine spot, whitish beneath ; lower part of side with more or less distinct dark oblique streaks or series of spots, which are bebt defined and extend to the upper surface on the caudal peduncle ; males with carmine spots on the dorsal, anal, and caudal tins. Total length 80 millim. Sierra Leone. 1—I- Types. Sierra Leone. Dr. A. Giintlier (P.). 5-13. Ad. & ligr. „ R. Uinzey, Esq. (r.). U. Skel. 15-lG. Hgr. „ Mr. J. Paul Arnold (P.). 13. HAPLOCHILUS ANSORGIL Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. :N'. H. (8) viii. 1011, p. 202. Depth of body 4 times in total length, length of head 3J to o^ times. Head flat above ; snout broad, rounded, as long as eye ; mouth directed upwards, lower jaw slightly projecting; eye of to 4 times in length of head, ^ interorbital width; prseorbital about j diameter of eye. Dorsal 11, originating twice as far from occiput as from root of caudal, above middle of anal; longest rays about f length of head (males). Anal 16. Pectoral f length of head, reaching base of ventral: Fig. IlajjlocJdlus ansorr/ii. d, type. latter small, equally distant from end of snout and from root of caudal. Caudal acuminate, a little longer than head. Caudal peduncle as long as deep. 30-31 scales in longitudinal series, 18 round body in front of ventrals; lateral line indicated by a series of pits. Olive-brown above, yellowish beneath ; sides with regular longitudinal series of carmine spots, following the series of scales and more or less confluent; lower. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may ha
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