. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. GALEICHTHYS.— AEITTS. 383 of head, 4 times in interorbital width; prsemaxillary band of teeth 6 times as long as broad, broader than the crescentic band on the palate ; barbels flattened, maxillary f length of head, outer mandibular not quite J, inner mandibular ^. Gill-rakers rather short, 7 on lower part Pig. Galeichthys ater. |. of anterior arch. Dorsal I 7, 1£ times as distant from end of snout as from root of caudal, spine ^ length of
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. GALEICHTHYS.— AEITTS. 383 of head, 4 times in interorbital width; prsemaxillary band of teeth 6 times as long as broad, broader than the crescentic band on the palate ; barbels flattened, maxillary f length of head, outer mandibular not quite J, inner mandibular ^. Gill-rakers rather short, 7 on lower part Pig. Galeichthys ater. |. of anterior arch. Dorsal I 7, 1£ times as distant from end of snout as from root of caudal, spine ^ length of head, not serrated. Adipose dorsal If times as long as rayed dorsal, If times its distance from latter. Anal 17 (12 rays branched). Pectoral spine a little longer than dorsal, feebly serrated on outer side. Caudal notched, with very short, obtuse lobes. Caudal peduncle not quite twice as long as deep. Blackish green above, lighter beneath ; fins black. Total length 360 millim. Cape of Good Hope. 1. Ad. Cape of Good Hope. Dr. J. D. F. Gilchrist (P.). 27. ARIUS. Cuv. & Val. Hist. Poiss. xv. p. 53 (1840), part.; Mull. & Trosch. Hor. Ichthyol. iii. p. 6 (1849); Bleek. Nederl. Tijdschr. Dierk. i. 1863, p. 91 ; Giinth. Gat. Fish. v. p. 138 (1864), part.; Bonleng. Poiss. Bass. Congo, p. 298 (1901). Ariodes, Mull. & Trosch. c. Pseudarius, Bleek. 1. c. Body moderately elongate, not ol* but feebly compressed. Dorsal and. 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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