. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum. Freshwater fishes. lie 10. Yken;fe, BuluiKii Country, Kasai. l?aii/.\ ville, Ubanojlii. reric U., Upper Ulian^^lii. E. , Esq. {V.). ('apt. Uoyaiix (('.). :i. rUSTlJLATUS. A. Murrav. Troe. K Pliys. Soo. Ediiil). i. , p. 2j3 ; Giiiitli. Cat. Fisli. viii. p. 2G1 (1870). Tetnwdon leiom^lei: J. A. Smitli, Proc. R. I'livs. Soc. Eiliiili. iii. ISl')-"). p. StlS. Head as long as broad or a little longer than broad, its length o to ?>\ times in totrd Icno-th. Snont ronnded, li to 2i time
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum. Freshwater fishes. lie 10. Yken;fe, BuluiKii Country, Kasai. l?aii/.\ ville, Ubanojlii. reric U., Upper Ulian^^lii. E. , Esq. {V.). ('apt. Uoyaiix (('.). :i. rUSTlJLATUS. A. Murrav. Troe. K Pliys. Soo. Ediiil). i. , p. 2j3 ; Giiiitli. Cat. Fisli. viii. p. 2G1 (1870). Tetnwdon leiom^lei: J. A. Smitli, Proc. R. I'livs. Soc. Eiliiili. iii. ISl')-"). p. StlS. Head as long as broad or a little longer than broad, its length o to ?>\ times in totrd Icno-th. Snont ronnded, li to 2i times as long as eve. whicli is lateral and 4i to 7 times in length of head ; interoibital Fijr. Tclro-hti jnistiildliix. Old Calabur. i. region iVebly convex, about \ lengtli of head ; no nostril, but two nasal tentacles on each side, measuring about ^ <liameter of eye. Dorsal obtusely pointed, 11-1:^. Anal rounded or obtusely pointed, 9-10, opposite dorsal. Pectoral rounded-subtruncate, f to I length of head. Caudal truncate, as long as or a little shorter than head. Caudal l)eduncle \ to § length of head, If to 2 times as long as deep. Head and bf)dy witli minute spines, except on snout and on caudal region; lateral-line system represented by very distiiu't furrows. Ihown above, witli (ir without darker spots, and witli red. black-edged ocelli, which luav be numerous or few and ccuitiucd to tlie sides ; tins and lower parts whitish. Total length -340 miliini. Old Calabar, 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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