. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum. Freshwater fishes. ' 1")1 Da. POLYPTEHUS LOWEI. Boulentr. Ann. & Maj;. N. II. (S) vii. 1011. p. .377 ; Steind. Denkschr. Ak. Wion, Ixxxis. l?i:5, p. 2. Body subcylimlrical. Head 1| to 1| times as long as broad, 6 times in total lengtli, witli lateral eyes and convex interorbital region ;sn ont projecting beyond lower jaw ; eye 7 to 9 times iu length of head, 2 to 2^ Fig. Pulyptcnts luwei. Type. |. times in interorbital width; head-shields all paired; suboperculiini a little smaller
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum. Freshwater fishes. ' 1")1 Da. POLYPTEHUS LOWEI. Boulentr. Ann. & Maj;. N. II. (S) vii. 1011. p. .377 ; Steind. Denkschr. Ak. Wion, Ixxxis. l?i:5, p. 2. Body subcylimlrical. Head 1| to 1| times as long as broad, 6 times in total lengtli, witli lateral eyes and convex interorbital region ;sn ont projecting beyond lower jaw ; eye 7 to 9 times iu length of head, 2 to 2^ Fig. Pulyptcnts luwei. Type. |. times in interorbital width; head-shields all paired; suboperculiini a little smaller than eye. Dorsal Avith VII-IX spines, anterior widely separated when folded. Anal 12-13. Pectoral widely separated from first dorsal spine. 55-GO scales in a longitudinal series, 30-33 between occiput and first dorsal spine, 36-38 round middle of body. Dark olive above, yellow beneath, back and sides spotted or marbled with blackish ; no large black spot on the muscular part of the pectoral fin. Total length 223 millim. Liberia ; South Cameroon (Ja River). 1—4. Typos. Naniia Krii, Lihcria. W. V. Lowe, Esq. ((".). •2. CALAMICHTHYS, .1. A. Smith. 1. CALAMIUHTIIYS L'ALABARKL'S. J. A. Smiih. Add : U. Ad. S. Nigeria. (1. K. Mai-sliail, Esq. (P.). Fam. 1. PROTOPTERUS, ow,,,. I. PROTOPTEKUS ANNECTENS, Owen. Pellegr. Poiss. Bass. Tchad, p. 44, fig. (1914). Add :— :^:?. Ad. Kana, Hadeija Iliad Basin. Capt. G. B. Gosling (P.). 34. Hrrr. 12 ni. N. of Lasaiiiis, Uganda. Sir F. J. Jackson (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 Boulenger, George Albert, 1858-1937; British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology. Lond.
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