. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. S4 Total length 110 millim. Atlantic coasts and neighbouring fresh waters of Tropical America and Tropical Africa.—Types in Paris Museum. 1. Ad. 2-?,. Ad. 4-12. Ad. (t hgi 13. Skcl. 14. Ad. IT). Ad. Ooun R. at Aro, near Abeo- kuta, Lagos. Degaina, Lower Niger. Fernando Po. Banana, Lower ('ongo. Major G. E. Bnice (P.). Dr. AV. J. Ansorge (C). ilr. E. Beimund (C). M. P. Delhez (l'.). Brussels Museum (P.). rig. Gohius nujri. Type. 14. GOBIUS NIGRI. Giinlh. Cat. Fi
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. S4 Total length 110 millim. Atlantic coasts and neighbouring fresh waters of Tropical America and Tropical Africa.—Types in Paris Museum. 1. Ad. 2-?,. Ad. 4-12. Ad. (t hgi 13. Skcl. 14. Ad. IT). Ad. Ooun R. at Aro, near Abeo- kuta, Lagos. Degaina, Lower Niger. Fernando Po. Banana, Lower ('ongo. Major G. E. Bnice (P.). Dr. AV. J. Ansorge (C). ilr. E. Beimund (C). M. P. Delhez (l'.). Brussels Museum (P.). rig. Gohius nujri. Type. 14. GOBIUS NIGRI. Giinlh. Cat. Fish. iii. p. 27 (18G1). Body feebly compressed ; depth of body 4 times in total length, length of head 3 times. Head 1\ times as long as broad, scaly except the snout; snout rounded, as long as eye, which is 4 times in length of head; interorbital space very narrow; mouth terminal, extending to below anterior fourth of eye ; teeth in a narrow villiform band, outer enlarged. Dorsals VI, I 9, narrowly separated from each other, longest rays \ length of head. Anal I 8, its origin a little behind that of second dorsal. Pectoral f length of head, upper rays filiform, silk-like, free. Ventral not extending to vent, with a broad basal membrane, each side of which is pointed and produced. Caudal rounded, shorter than head. Caudal peduncle 1^ times as long as deep. Scales ciliated, 45 in longitudinal series, 15 in transverse series between dorsal and anal. Brown; dorsals, caudal, and pectoral with darker spots, anal and ventral blackish. Total length 65 millim. >'iger. 1. Tvpe. Niger. Mr. L. Frat-cr (f'.).. 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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