. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. SILURANODON. 299 beyond base of ventral, its spine feeble, smooth, without any serration, and about f to | the length of the fin. Ventral i- to f length of head, inserted below dorsal, or just behind vertical of its base. Caudal notched, with rounded or obtusely pointed lobes, upper a little longer than lower. Coloration silvery; head and a dorsal band dull greyish brown, finely speckled with blackish, this band extending on the upper lobe of the caudal fin; a red spot, shot wit
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. SILURANODON. 299 beyond base of ventral, its spine feeble, smooth, without any serration, and about f to | the length of the fin. Ventral i- to f length of head, inserted below dorsal, or just behind vertical of its base. Caudal notched, with rounded or obtusely pointed lobes, upper a little longer than lower. Coloration silvery; head and a dorsal band dull greyish brown, finely speckled with blackish, this band extending on the upper lobe of the caudal fin; a red spot, shot with gold, on the gill-cover; a Fig. 240. ijftllilMiiPiJli'iWW. Siluranodoii auritus. Near Cairo (F. N.). I more or less distinct dark blotch behind the shoulder; sometimes a dark streak above the lateral line; dorsal fiq often blackish ; caudal* fin often edged with blackish ; anal fin often speckled with blackish, especially on the lower half. Total length 175 millim. Lower Nile to White Nile.—Type in Paris Museum. L. Loa^, Esq. (V.). 1. Ad. Damietta Nile, downstream of barrage. side 2-1:5. Ad. Rosetta Nile, downstream of barrage. sido 14. Skel. 11 51 15-16. Ad. Near Cairo. 17. Ad. Luxor. 18. Hgr. Near Luxor. 11). Hor. Between Assitit and Al)u Ti 20-27. Ad. & hgr. Assuan. 28-33. Hgr '. Gharb-el-Aish, White Nile. 34-43. Hgi- • & yg- Fashoda, „ 44-46. Hgr Mouth of L. No, Dr. J. (P.). L. Loat, Esq. (C).. 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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