. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. PSETTUS. 121 anal rays blackish ; young with 7 or 8 brown vertical streaks, the first passing through the eye, and a broader band round the caudal peduncle. Total length 160 millim. From the Red Sea to South Africa, eastwards to Polynesia.—Type in Paris Museum. R. J. Cuninghame, Esq. (P.). Mr. T. Ayres (C). .1. M. Leslie, Esq. (P.). Major H. Trevelyan (P.). 1. Ad. Red Sea. 2. Ad. Mombasa. 3- -4. Ad. Durban. 5- -6. Yg. Illovo R., near Durban, in
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. PSETTUS. 121 anal rays blackish ; young with 7 or 8 brown vertical streaks, the first passing through the eye, and a broader band round the caudal peduncle. Total length 160 millim. From the Red Sea to South Africa, eastwards to Polynesia.—Type in Paris Museum. R. J. Cuninghame, Esq. (P.). Mr. T. Ayres (C). .1. M. Leslie, Esq. (P.). Major H. Trevelyan (P.). 1. Ad. Red Sea. 2. Ad. Mombasa. 3- -4. Ad. Durban. 5- -6. Yg. Illovo R., near Durban, in fresh water. 7. Ad. Algoa Buy. 8- -14. Hgr. R. Chalnmna, near King Williamstown, 12 miles from sea. 15. Skel. R. Ghalumna. Fig. Psettus faleijainuis. Algoa Bay. |. 2. PSETTUS ARGENTEUS. Chcetodon argeuteus, Linn. Amonn. Acad. iv. p. 249 (1759), and Syst. Nat. i. p. 4G1 (176(5). Scomber rhombeus, Forsk. Deser. Anim. p. 58 (1775). Centrogaster rhombeus, Gmel. Syst. Nat. i. p. 1338 (1788). Centropodus rhombeus, Lacep. Hist. Poiss. iii. p. 304 (1802). Acanthopodus argenteus, Lacep. op. cit. iv. p. 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 : Sold by Longmans & Co. , B. Quaritch, Dulau & Co. , and at the British Museum (Natural History)
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