. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum. Freshwater fishes. 331 PARATILAPIA THOMA-SI. Boaleng. Ann. k Mag. X. H. (J*) xr. , p. i»i. Depth of body 2 to 2f times in total length, length of head 2| to 3^ times. Head twice as long as broad ; snoat with convex upper profile, broader than long, i to f postocnlar part of head; eye S^ to 3| times in length of head, 1 to 1^ times in interorbital width, greater than pnetirbital depth; month rather small, extending to between nostril and eye; praeraaxillary processes short; reeth small, in -3 or 4 series
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum. Freshwater fishes. 331 PARATILAPIA THOMA-SI. Boaleng. Ann. k Mag. X. H. (J*) xr. , p. i»i. Depth of body 2 to 2f times in total length, length of head 2| to 3^ times. Head twice as long as broad ; snoat with convex upper profile, broader than long, i to f postocnlar part of head; eye S^ to 3| times in length of head, 1 to 1^ times in interorbital width, greater than pnetirbital depth; month rather small, extending to between nostril and eye; praeraaxillary processes short; reeth small, in -3 or 4 series; 3 or i series of scales on the cheek, width of scaly part a little less than diameter of eye. Gill-rakers short, 7 or 8 on lower part of anterior arch. Uorsal XIV 9-10; spines increasing in length to the last, which measures | to i length of head; longest soft ray nearly as long as head. Anal III 7-S; third spine a little shorter than last dorsal. Pectoral a lit'T^ -^ rtex than head, riot extending to Tertical of Ft?. Pmratilapia tkomagL Tjpe. orisin of anal. Ventral much produced, extending beyond origin of anal. Caudal rounded. Caudal peduncle deeper than long. Scales very feebly denticulate, 25-27 ^; lateral lines -^. Yellowish, with six black cross-bands, the third of which may expand into a rhombic spot; a black hn from the eye to the mouth: a black opercular spot, with or without small pearl-white spots; dorsal and anal tins grey, the former edared with white : outer rays of ventral black. Total length 6-5 millim. Sierra Leone. l-:i. Tvpes. ilaka. X. W. Tbomas, Esq. (P.). 4-3. Al. N^- Sterw ai-trict. - Appears ;t nearly related to P. dormlis. As in P. codriH^OPn', the maxillary bone is concealed when the mouth i=; cl sfd. the fish having the appearance of a 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 r
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