Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) .. . the head, l§ (young) to 2* times in inter-ocular width; latter less than distance between eye and spiracle ; nasalbones in contact on the median line in the adult ; a series of 4 to 7slii( his between postorbital and spiracidar shields ; subopercnlum muchlarger than eye. Dorsal fin with XIV-XVlll spines; spines over-lui»ping when folded down. Anal 11-15. Pectoral reaching beyondvertical of first dorsal spine. C3-70 scales in a longitudinal series,11-15 between occiput and first dorsal spine, 46-54 round
Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) .. . the head, l§ (young) to 2* times in inter-ocular width; latter less than distance between eye and spiracle ; nasalbones in contact on the median line in the adult ; a series of 4 to 7slii( his between postorbital and spiracidar shields ; subopercnlum muchlarger than eye. Dorsal fin with XIV-XVlll spines; spines over-lui»ping when folded down. Anal 11-15. Pectoral reaching beyondvertical of first dorsal spine. C3-70 scales in a longitudinal series,11-15 between occiput and first dorsal spine, 46-54 round middle ofbody. Greyish or greenish olive above, the young with 10-1 o cross-barson the back and 2 or 8 stripes along tliv sides of u darker shade, these rOLYPTEEUS. i markings becoming more indistinct or disappearing in the adult; a fewscattered black spots sometimes present; paired fins with more or lessdistinct transverse streaks or series of s[)ots, the other fins withoutspots ; belly yellow. Total length 720 millim. Nile, Lake Rudolf, Chad Basin.—Types in Paris Museum. y^ii.
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