. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum. Freshwater fishes. il7 poduncle 11 times as long as deep. Scales 35 '-^(, 3 between lateral line and ventral, 11 round caudal peduncle. Dark brown above, yellowish bcneatli; fins dark grey. Total length 170 niilliiu. Angola. 1. Typo. Luc;ill:i 1!. :it Liic:ill;i. Dr. W. J. Ansorgc (('.). ?>u. 'OrxTITXUS SANDERS!. Boulcng. Ann. ;. Congo, Zool. ii. X p. 11, |.l. xix. fig. 1 (IDIS). Depth of body 2| to SJ times in total lengtli, Icngtli of liead 4J to 5 times. Snout rounded, much broader than long, abo
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum. Freshwater fishes. il7 poduncle 11 times as long as deep. Scales 35 '-^(, 3 between lateral line and ventral, 11 round caudal peduncle. Dark brown above, yellowish bcneatli; fins dark grey. Total length 170 niilliiu. Angola. 1. Typo. Luc;ill:i 1!. :it Liic:ill;i. Dr. W. J. Ansorgc (('.). ?>u. 'OrxTITXUS SANDERS!. Boulcng. Ann. ;. Congo, Zool. ii. X p. 11, |.l. xix. fig. 1 (IDIS). Depth of body 2| to SJ times in total lengtli, Icngtli of liead 4J to 5 times. Snout rounded, much broader than long, about j lengtli of Fig. Varicorhiinis sandersi. Type. |. head; eye 3J (young) to ^ times in length of head, intcrorbilal width If to 2 times ; mouth feebly curved, its width -| (young) to f that of liead ; no barbels ; numerous small tubercles on sides of head. Dorsal III 10 (rarely 9), equally distant from nostrils or eye and from root of caudal; last simple ray very strong, bony, not serrated, ossified part f to I length of head ; border of fin strongly emarginate. Anal III 5, sometimes reaching base of caudal. Pectoral as long as or a little longer than head, not reaching ventral; latter inserted below. 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 Boulenger, George Albert, 1858-1937; British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology. Lond.
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