. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. 64 ANABA^^T1D^. 13. ANABAS MURIEL Ctenopoma petherici, part., Griinth. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (3) xiii. 1864, p. 211, and Petherick's Trav. ii. p. 208 (1869). Anabas petherici, Pellegr. Mem. Soc. Zool, France, xvii. 1905, p. 185. Anahas nmriei, Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) xviii. 1906, p. 348, and Fish. Nile, p. 444, pi. IxxxiiL fig. 2 (1907). Depth of body equal to length of head, 2| to 3 times in total length. Snout rounded, a little shorter than eye, which is 'ij^ to
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. 64 ANABA^^T1D^. 13. ANABAS MURIEL Ctenopoma petherici, part., Griinth. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (3) xiii. 1864, p. 211, and Petherick's Trav. ii. p. 208 (1869). Anabas petherici, Pellegr. Mem. Soc. Zool, France, xvii. 1905, p. 185. Anahas nmriei, Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) xviii. 1906, p. 348, and Fish. Nile, p. 444, pi. IxxxiiL fig. 2 (1907). Depth of body equal to length of head, 2| to 3 times in total length. Snout rounded, a little shorter than eye, which is 'ij^ to 4^ times in length of head and 1 to I5 times in interorbital width; maxillary extending to beloAv anterior fourth or third of eye; palatine teeth present; prseorbital and prfeoperculum entire; interoperculum often Fig. 39. m. Anabas muriei. Type (F. N.)., entire; suboperculum finely serrated; operculum with two groups of strong sense, with a deep notch between them. 5 or 6 very short gill- rakers on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XTV-XVI 8-10 ; spines subequal from the fifth or sixth, about f length of head ; longest soft rays about | length of head. Anal IX-XI 8-10, similar to dorsal. Pectoral f to | length of head. Ventral reaching origin of anal or a little beyond. Caudal rounded. A mere indication of a caudal peduncle. Scales rugose and strongly ctenoid, 27-28 fr^n; lateral 13-16 lines joTia- Olive, with numerous small black spots; a blackish ocellar spot edged with yellowish at the root of, and partly upon, the caudcd fin. Total length 80 millim. "White Nile, Bahr-el-Gebel, Lake Victoria. 1-2. Types. Kaka, White Nile. L. Loat, Esq. (C). 3-22. „ Ghiirb-el-Aisb, White Nile. 23. ^ 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,
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