. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. —LEPIDOSJKEN'IDJK. 131 9 a. POLYPTERUS LOWEI. Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (8) vii. 1911, p. 377 ; Steind. Denkschr. Ak. Wien, lxxxix. 1913, p. 2. Body subcylindrical. Head 1| to 1£ times as long as broad, 6 times in total leDgth, with lateral eyes and convex interorbital region ;sn out projecting beyond lower jaw ; eye 7 to 9 times in length of head, 2 to 2^ Fig. Poh/pterus lowei. Type. times in interorbital width ; head-shi
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. —LEPIDOSJKEN'IDJK. 131 9 a. POLYPTERUS LOWEI. Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (8) vii. 1911, p. 377 ; Steind. Denkschr. Ak. Wien, lxxxix. 1913, p. 2. Body subcylindrical. Head 1| to 1£ times as long as broad, 6 times in total leDgth, with lateral eyes and convex interorbital region ;sn out projecting beyond lower jaw ; eye 7 to 9 times in length of head, 2 to 2^ Fig. Poh/pterus lowei. Type. times in interorbital width ; head-shields all paired ; suboperculum a little smaller than eye. Dorsal with V1I-1X spines, anterior widely separated when folded. Anal 12-13. Pectoral widely separated from first dorsal spine. 55-60 scales in a longitudinal series, 30-33 between occiput and first dorsal spine, 36-38 round middle of body. Dark olive above, yellow beneath, back and sides spotted or marbled with blackish ; no large black spot on the muscular part of the pectoral fin. Total length 223 millim. Liberia ; South Cameroon (Ja River). 1-4. Types. Nanna Kru, Liberia. W. P. Lowe, Esq. (C.). Add: 14. Ad. 2. CALAMICHTHYS, J. A. Smith. 1. CALAMICHTHYS CALABARICUS, J. A. Smith. S. Nigeria. G. K. Marshall, Esq. (P.). Fam. 1. PROTOPTERUS, Owen. 1. PROTOPTERUS ANNECTENS, Owen. Pellegr. Poiss. Bass. Tchad, p. 44, fig. (1914). Add:— 33. Ad. Kana, Hadeija R., Chad Basin. Capt. G. B. Gosling (P.). 34. Hgr. 12 m. N. of Lasamis, Uganda. Sir F. J. Jackson (P.).. 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 : Sold by Longmans & Co. , B. Quaritch, Dulau & Co. , and at the British Museum (Natural H
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