. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. EUTEOPIUS. 283 but slightly stronger than that of dorsal. Caudal peduncle 1^ times as long as deep, brown, back darker. Fig. 231. Caudal deeply forked Body and fins uniform. Eutropius banguetensis. Type. Total length 300 millim. Lake Bangwelu. 1. Ad. L. Bangwelu. F. H. MellanJ, Esq. (P.). 3. EUTROPIUS NILOTICUS. Uypopldhalmus hiloticus, Riipp. Beschr. n. Fisclie Nil, p. 6, pi. i. fig. 1 (1829). Chilbc zerege, Rifaud, Voy. Egypte, pi. cxciv. no.


. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. EUTEOPIUS. 283 but slightly stronger than that of dorsal. Caudal peduncle 1^ times as long as deep, brown, back darker. Fig. 231. Caudal deeply forked Body and fins uniform. Eutropius banguetensis. Type. Total length 300 millim. Lake Bangwelu. 1. Ad. L. Bangwelu. F. H. MellanJ, Esq. (P.). 3. EUTROPIUS NILOTICUS. Uypopldhalmus hiloticus, Riipp. Beschr. n. Fisclie Nil, p. 6, pi. i. fig. 1 (1829). Chilbc zerege, Rifaud, Voy. Egypte, pi. cxciv. no. 4 (1830). Schilbe hasselquistii, Cuv. & Val. Hist. Poiss. xiv. p. 377 (1839). Bagrus schilbeoides, Cuv. & Val. t. c. p. 389. Bagrus adansonii, Cuv. & Val. t. c. p. 391, pi. ccccxiv. Eutropius niloticus, Giinth. Cat. Fish. v. p. 52 (1864), and Petherick's Trav. ii. p. 225 (18(39) ; Bouleng. Fish. Nile, p. 30G, pi. lv. fig. 1 (1907). Eutropius ohtusirostris, Giinth. Cat. t. c. p. 53. Eutropius adansonii, Giinth. Cat. t. c. p. 54 ; Steind. Sitzb. Ak. Wien, lx. i. 1870, p. 985, pi. v. Eutropius altijrinnis, Steind. Notes Leyd. Mus. xvi. 1894, p. 57, pi. i. fig. 1. Depth of body 3 to 4f times in total length, length of head 5 to 6 times. Head 1^ to If times as long as broad ; snout broad, projecting slightly beyond mouth, as long as or a little longer than eye in adult, a. 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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