. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. 422 CICHLID^. 3 series of scales on the cheek, width of scaly part about ^ diameter of eye. Gill-rakers short, 10 to 12 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XV-XVI 10-13; spines equal in length from the sixth or seventh, ^ to f length of head; longest soft rays f to J length of head. Anal III 6-7; third spine a little shorter than longest dorsal. Pectoral as long as or slightly shorter than head, reaching origin of anal. Ventral reaching origin of anal or beyond. Caudal wit
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. 422 CICHLID^. 3 series of scales on the cheek, width of scaly part about ^ diameter of eye. Gill-rakers short, 10 to 12 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XV-XVI 10-13; spines equal in length from the sixth or seventh, ^ to f length of head; longest soft rays f to J length of head. Anal III 6-7; third spine a little shorter than longest dorsal. Pectoral as long as or slightly shorter than head, reaching origin of anal. Ventral reaching origin of anal or beyond. Caudal with deep crescentic notch. Caudal peduncle as long as deep or a little longer than deep. Scales very finely denticulate, 33-38 j^^y ; lateral lines 151^, upper extending to the caudal or nearly so far. Olive or brown above, yellow on the Fig. PeJmaiochromis macror)S. Type of P. melanostignia (Tr. Z. S. 1906). sides, silvery below, with black dots or a series of five rather indistinct dark blotches on the side of the body ; dorsal edged with black above, with or without black spots. Total length 125 millim. Lake Tanganyika. 1-2. Types. Kinyamkolo. 3- Type. Mbity Kocks. 4-5. Types of P. melano- Uvira. stigma. C. Type of P. melanostignia. Kabocre. 7-10. Types of P. j?!g/ano- Niamkolo. stigma. U. Skel, Trof. J. E. S. Moore (C). Dr. W. A. Cunnington (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 [by Taylor and Francis]
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