. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History) . entley (C).Capt. Wilverth (C).Rev. G. Grenfell (P.).M. De Meuse (C).Brussels J. E. S. Moore (C).(C). 10 POLYPTE1U1LE. 4. POLYPTERUS ENDLIGHERI. Heckel, Russeggers Reise Egypt, iii. p. 310, pi. xxii. fig. 1 (18-49) ; A. Poiss. ii. p. 393, pi. xxiii. fig. 3 (1870) ; Steind. Denkschr. Ak. Wien,xliv. 1882, |i. 52, i>ls. viii. & ix. fig. 2 ; Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) , p. 418, ami Proc. Zool. Soc 1902, i. p. 124, pi. xi. fig. 2 ; Werner,Zool. Jahrb., S
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History) . entley (C).Capt. Wilverth (C).Rev. G. Grenfell (P.).M. De Meuse (C).Brussels J. E. S. Moore (C).(C). 10 POLYPTE1U1LE. 4. POLYPTERUS ENDLIGHERI. Heckel, Russeggers Reise Egypt, iii. p. 310, pi. xxii. fig. 1 (18-49) ; A. Poiss. ii. p. 393, pi. xxiii. fig. 3 (1870) ; Steind. Denkschr. Ak. Wien,xliv. 1882, |i. 52, i>ls. viii. & ix. fig. 2 ; Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) , p. 418, ami Proc. Zool. Soc 1902, i. p. 124, pi. xi. fig. 2 ; Werner,Zool. Jahrb., Sysf. xxi. 1904, p. 271, and Sit/.b. Ak. Wien, cxv. i. 1906,p. 1118 ; Bouleng. Fish. Nile, p. 9, pi. ii. (1907). Palypterus senegalensis, part., Giinth. Petlierieks Trav. ii. p. 268 (1869). Polypterus bicMr, part., Giinth. Cat. Fish. viii. p. 326 (1870). Body more or less distinctly flattened, at least in front. Head 1^ toIf times as long as broad, 4§ to 5f times in total length, much flattened,with supero-lateral eyes and flat or slightly concave interorbital region ; Fis. Pohftrtenis Nile (F. Is.), A. lower jaw projecting slightly beyond upper; length of snout 5 to 7 timesin length of head ; eye 9 (young) to 15 times in length of head, 2£(young) to o§ times in the interocular width ; latter more than distancebetween eye and spiracle; nasal bones in contact on the median line inthe adult; a series of 4 to 6 shields between postorbital and spiracularshields ; suboperculurn much larger than eye. Dorsal with XI-XIVspines, anterior not or but feebly overlapping when folded. Anal reaching to or beyond vertical of first dorsal spine. 50-58scales in a longitudinal series, 11-15 between occiput and first dorsalspine, 42-46 round middle of body. Grey or greyish olive above; 4 to6 more or less regular broad blackish bands across the back ; on the POLYPTEKUS. 11 sides these bands are directed backwards, or break up into branches ordetached spots ; li
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