. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. DINOTOPTEKUS. 277 1. UTNOTOPTERUS CUNNINGTONT. Bouleng. 11. cc, Tr. pi. xxxi. Depth of body 7h times in total length, length of head 3f times. Head extremely flattened, 1^ times as long as broad, its upper surface covered with very thin skin and rugose with striiie radiating from the occipital region ; frontal fontanelle large, 2-| times as long as broad, J length of head; occipital fontanelle very small; a rather long and narrow occipital process; snout broad, truncate, not pro
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. DINOTOPTEKUS. 277 1. UTNOTOPTERUS CUNNINGTONT. Bouleng. 11. cc, Tr. pi. xxxi. Depth of body 7h times in total length, length of head 3f times. Head extremely flattened, 1^ times as long as broad, its upper surface covered with very thin skin and rugose with striiie radiating from the occipital region ; frontal fontanelle large, 2-| times as long as broad, J length of head; occipital fontanelle very small; a rather long and narrow occipital process; snout broad, truncate, not projecting beyond mouth; eye small, o times in length of snout, 7^ times in interorbital Fig. Dinotopterxis cunmngtoni. Adult and young, types (Tr. Z. 8. 1906). ^. width ; nasal barbel f length of head ; maxillary barbel a little longer than head, reaching posterior third of pectoral; outer mandibular barbels once and ^ as long as inner and nearly as long as head. Jaws with bands of minute villiform teeth ; similar teeth form a rather broader crescentic band on the vomer. Gill-rakers very long and slender, closely set, about 110 on anterior arch. Dorsal 53, its distance from occipital process J length of head ; adipose dorsal low and short, in contact with caudal. Anal 43, separated from caudal by a space equal to twice diameter of eye. Pectoral \ length of head ; spine rather weak, not. 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 Wesley
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