. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 400 J to f length of head ; longest soft rays I to f length of head. Anal III 6-8 ; third spine as long as or a little longer than dorsals. I'ectoral f to f length of head, not reaching origin of anal. Ventral produced or not into a filament, reaching vent or beyond origin of anal. Caudal rounded. peduncle a little deeper than long. Scales cycloid, 25-28 ^jf ) hiteral lines -^' Brown, witli a more or less distinct dark opercular spot, sometimes with a dark lat
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 400 J to f length of head ; longest soft rays I to f length of head. Anal III 6-8 ; third spine as long as or a little longer than dorsals. I'ectoral f to f length of head, not reaching origin of anal. Ventral produced or not into a filament, reaching vent or beyond origin of anal. Caudal rounded. peduncle a little deeper than long. Scales cycloid, 25-28 ^jf ) hiteral lines -^' Brown, witli a more or less distinct dark opercular spot, sometimes with a dark lateral stripe; females (with shorter ventrals) with a blackish blotch or ocellus on the soft dorsal ; Fig. FelmatocJiromis suhocellatus. Type. black spots, or one or several black white-edged ocelli sometimes present in the upper part of the caudal; outer edge of ventrals blackish. Total length 75 millira. Gaboon to Lower Congo. 1-3. Types. 4-5. Ad. G. SUol. 7-11. ^i\. &ligr. 12-13. Ad. & ligr. Gaboon. Luali 1\. at Lundo, Chiloango. Luculla U., (^hiloango, Belgian Congo. Dr. W. J. Ansorge (C). IG. PELMATOCHROMIS KRIBENSIS. Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (8) viii. 1911, p. 373. Depth of body 3 times in total length, length of head 3| to 3J limes. Head twice as long as broad; snout rounded, with convex upper profile, a little broader than long, as long as eye, which is 3| to 3^ times in length of head, equals interorbital width and exceeds pra^orbital depth ; mouth moderate, extending to below anterior border of eye; 2 series of teeth, outer rather large, 40 to 50 in upper jaw ; 3 series of scales on the check. Ciill-rakers short, 10 or 11 on lower part of anterior 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
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