. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. STNODONTIS. 449 inner, both with short and mostly bifid branches. Gill-opening not extending downwards beyond root of pectoral spine. Occipito-nuchal shield rough like the occiput, simply convex, longer than broad, with obtuse posterior processes. Humeral process with vermicular rugosities, much longer than broad, acutely pointed, not extending quite so far back as occipito-nuchal process. Dorsal I 7 ; spine feebly curved, about f length of head, striated, smooth in front, feebl
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. STNODONTIS. 449 inner, both with short and mostly bifid branches. Gill-opening not extending downwards beyond root of pectoral spine. Occipito-nuchal shield rough like the occiput, simply convex, longer than broad, with obtuse posterior processes. Humeral process with vermicular rugosities, much longer than broad, acutely pointed, not extending quite so far back as occipito-nuchal process. Dorsal I 7 ; spine feebly curved, about f length of head, striated, smooth in front, feebly striated behind. Adipose dorsal 3 times as long as deep, as lonsf as its distance from rayed dorsal. Anal IV 6, obtusely pointed in front. Pectoral spine slightly longer than dorsal, rather strongly serrated on outer border, more strongly still on inner. Ventral reaching anal. Caudal deeply notched. Caudal peduncle slightly longer than deep. Olive-brown above, with large round black spots, these spots forming three series on the body. Total length 135 millim. Yembe River, Ubanghi.âType in Congo Museum, Tervueren. 39. SYNODONTIS LABEO. Giinth. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (3) xv. 1865, p. 453. Depth of body 4J times in total length, length of head 3j times. Fin;. ; SijnofJonfift hiheo. â Type. I Head If times as long as broad, rugose, granulate above; snout nearly twice as long as postocular part of head, terminating in a. 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. Codicote, Herts. [Eng : Wheldon and Wesley
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