. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 352 CrCHLID^. diameter of eye. Gill-rakers short, the largest bifid, 9 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XIV 11-12 ; spines equal from the eighth, a little less than | length of head ; longest soft rays f to | length of head. Anal III 8 ; third spine 3 to f length of head. Pectoral as long as or a little longer than head, extending to vertical of origin of anal. Ventral produced into a long filament, extending beyond origin of anal. Caudal truncate. Caudal peduncle much dee
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 352 CrCHLID^. diameter of eye. Gill-rakers short, the largest bifid, 9 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XIV 11-12 ; spines equal from the eighth, a little less than | length of head ; longest soft rays f to | length of head. Anal III 8 ; third spine 3 to f length of head. Pectoral as long as or a little longer than head, extending to vertical of origin of anal. Ventral produced into a long filament, extending beyond origin of anal. Caudal truncate. Caudal peduncle much deeper than long. Scales .7i_3 , 18-19 • ..... cycloid, 29 ^j^ ; lateral lines iizy^- Brownish, young with five indistinct darker cross-bars, and a large dark brown blotch below the last rays of the spinous dorsal; a black opercular spot; small light spots on the dorsal and caudal. Total lengtli 1-jO millim. Tortuguese Guinea. 1-2. Types. Corbal River at Chitole. Dr. W. J. Ansorge (C). Fi>. Paratilajna codrinyioni. Type. |. 34. PARATILAPIA CODRINGTONI. Bouleng. Ann. k Mag. N. H. (8) ii. 1908, p. 405. Depth of body twice, or a little less than twice, in total length, length of head 3 to 3^ times. Head twice as long as broad, with steep, straight or slightly concave upper profile ; snout rounded, as long as. 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, Albert, 1858-1937. Codicote, Herts. [Eng : Wheldon and Wesley
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