. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 126 1. PRISTIPOMA JUBELINI. Cut. & Val. Hist. Poiss. v. p. 250 (J830) ; Bleek. Nat. Verh. Ges. Haarlem, xviii. 1863, no. 2, p. 54, pi. xii. fig. 2 ; Steind. Sitzb. Ak. Wien, lx. i. 1869, p. 675, pi. ii., and Notes Leyd. Mus. xvi. 1894, p. 7 ; Bouleng. Poiss. Bass. Congo, p. 887 (1901). Depth of body 2| to 3^ times in total length, length of head 3 to 3-g- times. Snout with straight upper profile, as long as or a little longe
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 126 1. PRISTIPOMA JUBELINI. Cut. & Val. Hist. Poiss. v. p. 250 (J830) ; Bleek. Nat. Verh. Ges. Haarlem, xviii. 1863, no. 2, p. 54, pi. xii. fig. 2 ; Steind. Sitzb. Ak. Wien, lx. i. 1869, p. 675, pi. ii., and Notes Leyd. Mus. xvi. 1894, p. 7 ; Bouleng. Poiss. Bass. Congo, p. 887 (1901). Depth of body 2| to 3^ times in total length, length of head 3 to 3-g- times. Snout with straight upper profile, as long as or a little longer than eye, which is 3 (young) to 4 times in length of head and 1-j to 1^ times in interocular width; maxillary extending to below Pig. Prutijpoma jubelini. Senegal, after Steindachiier (I. (.). f. nostrils or anterior border of eye ; snout naked, remainder of head covered with scales. 13-15 gill-rakers on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XI-XII 15-16; spines very strong, increasing in length to the fourth, which measures f to f length of head and exceeds longest soft rays. Anal III 8-9; second spine very strong and longest, -f to | length of head. Pectoral as long as or a little longer than head. Caudal emarginate. Caudal peduncle 1-| to 1§ times as long as deep. Scales 50-60 6-8 15-18- Silvery, back bluish grey, with more or less distinct blackish dots following the oblique series of scales; a blackish opercular. 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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