. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 128 1). XII-XIII 18-21 ; Sc. 80-100 ^ ; second anal spine longer than longest dorsal; caudal truncate or feebly emargimite gri. D. XIV 16 ; Sc. 55-60 jjpjb ; second anal spine nearly as long as longest dorsal; caudal rounded 2. 2?. macrolepis, Blgr., p. 120. i, C. & V., p. 128. 1. DIAGRAMMA GRISEUM. Cuv. & Val. Hist. Poiss. v. p. 306 (1860) ; Giinth'. Oat. Fish. i. p. 321 (1859) ; Playf. & Giinth. Fish. Zanzib.
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 128 1). XII-XIII 18-21 ; Sc. 80-100 ^ ; second anal spine longer than longest dorsal; caudal truncate or feebly emargimite gri. D. XIV 16 ; Sc. 55-60 jjpjb ; second anal spine nearly as long as longest dorsal; caudal rounded 2. 2?. macrolepis, Blgr., p. 120. i, C. & V., p. 128. 1. DIAGRAMMA GRISEUM. Cuv. & Val. Hist. Poiss. v. p. 306 (1860) ; Giinth'. Oat. Fish. i. p. 321 (1859) ; Playf. & Giinth. Fish. Zanzib. p. 26, pi. iv. fig. 3 (1866) ; Playf. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1867, p. 850; Day, Fish. Ind. p. 81, pi. xxi. fig. 2 (1875;, and Suppl. p. 785 (1888) ; Bouleng. Proc. Zool. Soc. 188S), p. 24:0. Diagrdmmajayakari, Bouleng. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1887, p. 656. Depth of body 2^ to 2f times in total length, length of head 3 to 3^ times. Upper profile of head curved; snout as long as or a little Fig. Diagramma griscum. After Playfair and Giinther (/. c). -f. longer than eye, which is 2|- (young) to 3^ times in length of head and equals or a little exceeds interocular width ; mouth extending to below nostrils or anterior border of eye; lips thick ; 4 pits on the chin ; posterior border of praeoperculum rather strongly denticulated ; oper- culum with two blunt points; part of snout naked, remainder of head covered with scales. 16-17 gill-rakers on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XII-XIII 18-21 ; spines rather strong, increasing in length to. 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 : Sold by Longmans & Co. , B. Quaritch, Dulau & Co. , and at the British Museum (Natural History
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