. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 118 5. MASTACEMBELUS SCLATERI. Bouleng. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1903, i. p. 28, pi. v. fig. 2. Depth of body 11 to 13 times in total length, length of head 6 to 7 times. Vent equally or nearly equally distant from end of snout and from caudal, its distance from head 2\ to 2f times length of latter. Snout 3 times as long as eye, ending in an appendage which is about 1^ times as long as eye; mouth extending hardly to below posterior nost
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 118 5. MASTACEMBELUS SCLATERI. Bouleng. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1903, i. p. 28, pi. v. fig. 2. Depth of body 11 to 13 times in total length, length of head 6 to 7 times. Vent equally or nearly equally distant from end of snout and from caudal, its distance from head 2\ to 2f times length of latter. Snout 3 times as long as eye, ending in an appendage which is about 1^ times as long as eye; mouth extending hardly to below posterior nostril; a strong erectile spine below the latter ; two strong prceopercular spines. Dorsal XXVI-XXVII 85-90; spines short, last longest and nearly twice as long as eye; distance between first spine and head \ to f length of latter. Anal II 80-90. Caudal obtusely pointed. Pectoral not quite § length of head. Scales very small, 19 to 21 between origin of soft dorsal and lateral line. Olive-brown, whitish on the belly; a dark band on each side of the head, passing through Fig. Alastacemhelus sclateri. Type (P. Z. S. 1903). f the eye, sometimes continued on the anterior part of the body; a series of square or X-shaped dark spots may be present on each side, on the lateral line; a more or less distinct series of dark light-edged ocelli along the base of the dorsal; posterior part of dorsal and anal, and caudal black-edged. Total length 300 millim. South Cameroon. 1-4. Types. 5-6. Hgr. 7. Hgr. 8. Ad. 9. Skel. Near Efulen. ?) Ja R. at Bitye. Esamesa. G. L. Bates, Esq. (C).. 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. , a
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