Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) .. . )1. ii., and Ann. Mus. Congo, Zool. ii. p. 22 (190l) ; RiJewood,Joiirn. Linn. Sue, Zool. xxix. 1905, p. 277. Depth of body 5 to 6 times in total lengtdi, length of head 6^ to 7ftimes. Head depressed, with very broad, slightly convex interorbital riff. 133. <^-. PJirdf/ohemiis (ni.^ f. region ; eye small, lateral, 4^ to 5J times in length of head, 3 to 3J timesin interorbital width ; nasal barbel nearly ^ length of head. Dorsal 6,first four rays simple, the others usually bifid, originating a
Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) .. . )1. ii., and Ann. Mus. Congo, Zool. ii. p. 22 (190l) ; RiJewood,Joiirn. Linn. Sue, Zool. xxix. 1905, p. 277. Depth of body 5 to 6 times in total lengtdi, length of head 6^ to 7ftimes. Head depressed, with very broad, slightly convex interorbital riff. 133. <^-. PJirdf/ohemiis (ni.^ f. region ; eye small, lateral, 4^ to 5J times in length of head, 3 to 3J timesin interorbital width ; nasal barbel nearly ^ length of head. Dorsal 6,first four rays simple, the others usually bifid, originating at equaldistance from head and from root of caudal; second ray longest, 1J timeslength of head. Anal 6, similar to dorsal, but rays shorter. Pectoral PHRACTOL^MUS.—KNEKIA. , 169 roun(l(>(l, a little shorter than head, ns lonj^ as ventral, which is equally(lislaut from head and from anal. Caudal rounded. Caudal pedunclecompressed, nearly as long as deep, as long as head. Scales 35-40 ^f ;on the caudal region the scales of the lateral line and those of the seriesabove it may bear a central tubercle. Uniform olive-grey. Total length 150 millim. Lower Niger, Upper Ad., lior., Mouth of Ethiope Kiver, Ni^ror Delta. Dr. W. J. Ansorge (P.).^ yg 5 types. 4. Skel. „ „ „ 5. Ad. Monsembe, Upper Congo. llcv. J. H. Weeks (P.). Fam. 9. KNE
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