. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. ENGKAULICYPEIS. 213 4. EUGRAULICYPRIS BOTTEGI. Neobola bottegi, Vincig. Ann. Mns. Genova, (2) xv. 1895, p. 57, pi. v. fig. 1, and xvii. pp. 31, 364, and xix. 1898, p. 261 ; Bouleng. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1903, ii. p. 332, and Fish. Nile, p. 268 (1907). Depth of body 5 to 6 times in total length, length of head 4 to 4-f times. Head If to 2 times as long as broad; snout pointed, not projecting beyond mouth, shorter than eye, which is nearly 3 times in
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. ENGKAULICYPEIS. 213 4. EUGRAULICYPRIS BOTTEGI. Neobola bottegi, Vincig. Ann. Mns. Genova, (2) xv. 1895, p. 57, pi. v. fig. 1, and xvii. pp. 31, 364, and xix. 1898, p. 261 ; Bouleng. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1903, ii. p. 332, and Fish. Nile, p. 268 (1907). Depth of body 5 to 6 times in total length, length of head 4 to 4-f times. Head If to 2 times as long as broad; snout pointed, not projecting beyond mouth, shorter than eye, which is nearly 3 times in length of head and equals interorbital width ; mouth extending to below anterior fourth or anterior third of eye; suborbitals covering greater part of cheek. Gill-rakers few and very short. Dorsal II 7-8, its origin corresponding to or slightly in advance of that of the anal, about twice as far from end of snout as from caudal; first branched Pig. 187. â Br Engraulicypris bottegi. Type, after Vinciuguerra {I. c). ray longest, about § length of head. Anal II 15-17. Pectoral acutely pointed, usually reaching ventral. Caudal deeply forked. Caudal gl 171 peduncle twice as long as deep. Scales 40-45 -^r1, 1 between lateral line and ventral, 14 round caudal peduncle. Yellowish brown above, silvery on the sides; fins colourless. Total length 73 millim. Somaliland, Southern Ethiopia, Omo River and Lake Rudolf.âTypes in Genoa Museum. Capt, V. Bottego (C.) ; Genoa Museum (P.). Prof. 0. Neumann and Baron C. v. Erlanger (C).. 1-3. Hgr. Ganana R. at Lugh. 4-6. Ad. & hgr. Wabbi R, (Webi Shebeli 7-8. Ad. Modjo R. 9-12. Ad. Iraro R. â 13-14. Ad. & hgr. Omo R. Prof. 0. Neumann (C). 5. ENGRAULICYPRIS MINUTUS. Neobola minuta, Bouleng. Tr. Zool. Soc. xvii. 1906, p. 549, pi. xxxii. fig. 1. Depth of body 6 times in total length, length of head 5 times. Snout pointed, not extending beyond mouth, shorter than eye, which is. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page im
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