. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. I'A RATI LA PI A so far; teeth in G to 8 series, outer largest and numbering- 30 to 50 in upper jaw, all conical or some of the smaller tricuspid in the adult, some of the outer flattened and more or less distinctly bicuspid in the young; o or 4 series of scales on the cheek, width of scaly part equal to diameter of eye. (lill-rakers short, 8 or 9 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XV-XVII 8-9 ; spines equal in length from the sev(>nth or eighth, I to J length of head ; l
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. I'A RATI LA PI A so far; teeth in G to 8 series, outer largest and numbering- 30 to 50 in upper jaw, all conical or some of the smaller tricuspid in the adult, some of the outer flattened and more or less distinctly bicuspid in the young; o or 4 series of scales on the cheek, width of scaly part equal to diameter of eye. (lill-rakers short, 8 or 9 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XV-XVII 8-9 ; spines equal in length from the sev(>nth or eighth, I to J length of head ; longest soft rays h to | length of head. Fi<:. Paratilapia yranti. Type (F. X.). Anal III 8-9 ; third spine stronger than dorsals, yj- to f length 'of head. Pectoral as long as head or a little shorter, extending to vertical of origin of anal, or not quite so far. Ventral reaching origin of anal, or a little beyond. Caudal truncate. Caudal peduncle 1^ to If times as long as deep. Scales feebly denticulate, 30-35 j-rr^g ; lateral lines 20-23 -j^-q^g. Pale olive-brown above, silvery white beneath; chin and throat bright yellow; a blackish opercular spot; a more or less distinct dark streak from the latter to the base of the caudal fin; sometimes a second dark streak higher up on the back ; dorsal and caudal fins greyish, some- times with small light spots between the rays ; anal fin yellow, usually with one or two orange ocellar spots edged with red ; ventral fins yellow, uniform or outer rays black or blackish. Total length 145 millim. Lake Victoria. Pxiiijiiko. Mr. E. l^egon (f.). 1-5. Types. (^ Skel. 7-8. Types. D. Type. Entcl) 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, Albert, 1858-1937. Codicote, Herts. [Eng : Wheldon and We
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