. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 212 CICHLID.'E. moderately slender, in 4 series, 30 to 34 in outer series of uppei jaw; 3 series of scales on the cheek, width of scaly part nearly equal to diameter of eye. Gill-rakers short, 10 or 11 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XI 11-12; spines feeble, subequal from the third, which measures ^ length of head. Anal III 8-9; spines feeble, like the dorsals. f to | length of head, not reaching origin of anal. Ventral not reaching vent. Caudal rounded Caudal p
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 212 CICHLID.'E. moderately slender, in 4 series, 30 to 34 in outer series of uppei jaw; 3 series of scales on the cheek, width of scaly part nearly equal to diameter of eye. Gill-rakers short, 10 or 11 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XI 11-12; spines feeble, subequal from the third, which measures ^ length of head. Anal III 8-9; spines feeble, like the dorsals. f to | length of head, not reaching origin of anal. Ventral not reaching vent. Caudal rounded Caudal peduncle as long as deep. Scales cycloid, 28-30 jy ; lateral lines -^fj-^ ; breast and belly naked. Dark blue above, with more or less distinct, ill-defined, darker bars; sides with pale blue spots; dirty white beneath; lower labial lobe perfectly white ; fins greyish, soft dorsal, anal, and caudal with numerous small darker spots which may form vertical bars on the caudal; the latter with the posterior edge of a faint pink. Total length 60 miliim. Lake Magadi, a hot soda lake in bottom of Rift Valley, British East Africa, at an elevation of 1980 feet above sea-level. 1-5. Types. L. Magadi. J. W. Graham, Esq. (P.). 6-35. Ad., yg., & eggs, „ C. W. Woodhouse, Esq. (P.).. I'ilapia woosnami. Type (Tr. Z. S. 1911). 46. TILAPIA WOOSNAMI. Boideng. Tr. Zool. Soc. xviii. 1911, p. 417, pi. xliii. fig. 2. Depth of body 2| times in total length, length of head 3 times. Head twice as long as broad ; snout obtusely pointed, as long as post- orbital part of head, as long as broad, with slightly convex u])per profile; eye 4^ times in length of head, equal to width of interorbital region or depth of pra?orbital ; mouth moderate. | width of 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 Hi
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