. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. ]0G SPHYE-EXID.^.— fleshy appendage, projecting beyond snout; cheek covered with very small scales; larger scales on the operculum, which ends in a single point. Dorsals V, I 9 ; first and second spines equal, or second longer, about f length of head. Anal I 8. Pectoral f to f length of head. "S'entral nearer eye than origin of anal. Caudal forked, about § length of head. Caudal peduncle 3 times as long as deep. Scales 110- ] 30 1^. Olive above, yellowish o
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. ]0G SPHYE-EXID.^.— fleshy appendage, projecting beyond snout; cheek covered with very small scales; larger scales on the operculum, which ends in a single point. Dorsals V, I 9 ; first and second spines equal, or second longer, about f length of head. Anal I 8. Pectoral f to f length of head. "S'entral nearer eye than origin of anal. Caudal forked, about § length of head. Caudal peduncle 3 times as long as deep. Scales 110- ] 30 1^. Olive above, yellowish on the sides, white beneath; numerous transverse dark bars on the back. Total length 700 millim. Tropical Atlantic, entering rivers from the Senegal to the Congo. 1. Ad. 2-3. Hgr. & yg. 4. Hgr. 5-7. Yg. 8. Skel. 9. Yo-. St. Louis, Senegal. Gambia. Lagos. Deffama, Lo\Yer Nieer. o o Benito R. M. P. Delhez (C). J. S. Budgett, Esq. (P.). J. Cadman, Esq. (P.). Dr. W. J. Aiisorge (C). G. L. Bates, Esq (C ). Fig. Spliijrcena r/uacjiancho. Gambia. 1. Fam. 19. GAS'l'ROSTEID^. Mouth protractile, the maxillaries excluded from the oral border. Suborbital bones in contact with praeoperculum, protecting the cheek. Only three branchiostegal rays. Two nostrils on each side. Body naked or protected by bony shields, tapering to a slender caudal peduncle. Spinous dorsal fin represented by isolated spines. Pectoral fins with short pterygials, coracoid bones large, forming a ventral armour. Ventral fins with one spine and one or two soft rays, well behind the pectorals, and usually connected with the scapular arch. Prajcaudal vertebrae with strong transverse processes. Fresh waters and Coasts of the Northern 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
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