. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. 352 CrCHLIDyE. diameter of eye. Gill-rakers short, the largest bifid, 9 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XIV 11-12 ; spines equal from the eighth, a little less than J l-ength of head ; longest soft rays f to | length of head. Anal III 8 ; third spine f to f length of head. Pectoral as long as or a little longer than head, extending to vertical of origin of anal. Ventral produced into a long filament, extending beyond origin of anal. Caudal truncate. Caudal peduncle muc
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. 352 CrCHLIDyE. diameter of eye. Gill-rakers short, the largest bifid, 9 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XIV 11-12 ; spines equal from the eighth, a little less than J l-ength of head ; longest soft rays f to | length of head. Anal III 8 ; third spine f to f length of head. Pectoral as long as or a little longer than head, extending to vertical of origin of anal. Ventral produced into a long filament, extending beyond origin of anal. Caudal truncate. Caudal peduncle much deeper than long. Scales 2~—3 • 18—19 cycloid, 29 -j^ ; lateral lines nz^i- Brownish, young with five indistinct darker cross-bars, and a large dark brown blotch below the last rays of the spinous dorsal; a black opercular spot; small light spots on the dorsal and caudal. Total length 1-30 millim. Portuguese Guinea. 1-2. Types. Corbul River at C'hitole. Dr. ^y. J. Ansorge (C). Fisr. Paratilapia codringioni. Type. 31. PARATILAPIA CODRINGTONI. Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H, (8) ii. 1908, p. 495. Depth of body twice, or a little less than twice, in total length, length of head 3 to ^\ times. Head twice as long as broad, with steep, straight or slightly concave upper profile ; snout rounded, as long as. 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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