. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. TILAPIA. 161 series of scales on the cheek, width of scaly part not greater than diameter of eye. Gill-rakers moderate, 21 to 25 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XV-XVI 12-13; last spine longest, ^ to f length of head ; longest soft ray f to 1 length of head. Anal III 9-10 ; Vig. Tilapia macroohir. Tjpe, Victoria Falls, j. third spine f to J length of head. Pectoral 1-^ to 1^ times length of head, reaching beyond vertical of origin of anal. Ventral reaching venter
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. TILAPIA. 161 series of scales on the cheek, width of scaly part not greater than diameter of eye. Gill-rakers moderate, 21 to 25 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XV-XVI 12-13; last spine longest, ^ to f length of head ; longest soft ray f to 1 length of head. Anal III 9-10 ; Vig. Tilapia macroohir. Tjpe, Victoria Falls, j. third spine f to J length of head. Pectoral 1-^ to 1^ times length of head, reaching beyond vertical of origin of anal. Ventral reaching venter anal. Caudal truncate or slightly emarginate. Caudal peduncle deeper than long. Scales cycloid, 29-31 jg^^g; lateral lines ifzi^. Olive-brown above, golden-yellow beneath, sometimes with rather indis- tinct darker longitudinal streaks following the series of scales; a blackish opercular spot; head usually with small brown or blackish spots, as often also on anterior part of body ; young with 7 to 10 narrower vertical dark bars ; dorsal fin with more or less distinct dark and light longitudinal streaks. Total length 340 millim. Upper Zambesi; Lakes Bangwelu and Mweru. 1-2. Types. Above Victoria Falls. T. CoJriiigton, Esq. (P.). 3_12. „ Marambu R., 2 miles N. of „ Victoria Falls. VOL. III. M. 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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