. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. MASTACKMBELUS. 139 a space equal to 3^ to 4-| times its length. Snout 2 to 2J times as long as eye, ending in an appendage shorter than latter; mouth extending to below posterior nostril or anterior border of eye ; no prseorbital spine ; ii small pvfEopercular spine. Dorsal XXXVI-XXXIX 50-60 ; distance between first spine and head f to ^ length of latter. Anal II 50-60 ; Fig. 93. Mastacembeliis tanr/anica;. Type. %. first spine extremely small. Caudal rounded. Pectoral J leng
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. MASTACKMBELUS. 139 a space equal to 3^ to 4-| times its length. Snout 2 to 2J times as long as eye, ending in an appendage shorter than latter; mouth extending to below posterior nostril or anterior border of eye ; no prseorbital spine ; ii small pvfEopercular spine. Dorsal XXXVI-XXXIX 50-60 ; distance between first spine and head f to ^ length of latter. Anal II 50-60 ; Fig. 93. Mastacembeliis tanr/anica;. Type. %. first spine extremely small. Caudal rounded. Pectoral J length of head. Scales extremely small, about 20 between origin of soft dorsal and lateral line. Brownish (discoloured), with traces of dark vertical bars on the caudal region. Total length 170 millim. Lake Tanganyika. 1-G. Types. Near Ujiji. E. Coode Hore, Esq. (P.). Fig. Mastacemhelus lonyicauda. Type, h 32. MASTACEMBELUS LONGICAUDA. Boiileng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) xx. 1907, p. Depth of body 16 to 24 times in total length, length of head 9| to 11 times. Vent much nearer end of snout than caudal, its distance. 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 [by Taylor and Francis]
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