. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 414 CICHLID^. 28. PELMATOCHROMIS OBESUS. Bouleiio-. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) xvii. IDOG, p. 442, and Fisli. Nile, p. 401, pi. Ixxxix. fig. 5 (1007). Depth of body 2 to 2 J times in total length, length of head 3 times. Head not twice as long as broad, with slightly concave upper profile ; snout twice as broad as long in the adult, as long as eye, which is o^ times in length of head, 1^ to H times in interorbital width and much exceeds prseorbital depth ; mouth oblique, extendin
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 414 CICHLID^. 28. PELMATOCHROMIS OBESUS. Bouleiio-. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) xvii. IDOG, p. 442, and Fisli. Nile, p. 401, pi. Ixxxix. fig. 5 (1007). Depth of body 2 to 2 J times in total length, length of head 3 times. Head not twice as long as broad, with slightly concave upper profile ; snout twice as broad as long in the adult, as long as eye, which is o^ times in length of head, 1^ to H times in interorbital width and much exceeds prseorbital depth ; mouth oblique, extending to below anterior border of eye ; teeth small, in 2 or 3 series, 50 to 60 in outer series of upper jaw; 3 or 4 series of scales on the cheek, width of scaly part exceeding a little diameter of eye. Gill-rakers short, some T-!?haped, 8 to 10 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XV 9 ; spines Fijr. Felmatochromis obesus. Type(r. N.). f. increasing in length to the last, which measures i to J length of head ; longest soft rays | length of head. Anal III 8-9 ; third spine stronger but a little shorter than last dorsal. Pectoral as long as head, extending to above base of third anal spine. Ventral extending to soft anal rays. Caudal obliquely truncate, upper rays longest. Caudal peduncle 1} times as long as deep. Scales denticulate, 32 -^; lateral lines ^i^k- Olive above, with very indistinct dark cross-bands, yellowish white beneath ; a rather indistinct dark vertical bar below the eye ; a dark opercular spot ; dorsal fin greyish, blackish towards the border, the soft l)ortion with round dark spots ; anal fin yellow, with two or three large. 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 a
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