. Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 450 Annals of the South African Museum. Eutropius lemairii, Bouleng., Ann. Mus. Congo, Zool., i., p. 138, pi. 1., fig. 3 (1900), and Poiss. Bass. Congo, p. 272 (1901). Depth of body 4 to 4f times in total length excluding caudal, length of head 4^ to 4f times. Head 1£ to U times as long as broad; snout broad, lower jaw projecting; eye perfectly lateral, 5 to 6i times in length of head, 2£ to 3f times in interorbital width ; width of mouth about equal to interorbital width; vomero-palatine teeth formin
. Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 450 Annals of the South African Museum. Eutropius lemairii, Bouleng., Ann. Mus. Congo, Zool., i., p. 138, pi. 1., fig. 3 (1900), and Poiss. Bass. Congo, p. 272 (1901). Depth of body 4 to 4f times in total length excluding caudal, length of head 4^ to 4f times. Head 1£ to U times as long as broad; snout broad, lower jaw projecting; eye perfectly lateral, 5 to 6i times in length of head, 2£ to 3f times in interorbital width ; width of mouth about equal to interorbital width; vomero-palatine teeth forming an uninterrupted band which is narrower than the band of premaxillary teeth; nasal barbel ^ to f length of head, maxillary and outer rnandibular f to f, inner mandibular i. Gill-rakers moderately long and thick, widely set, 10-12 on lower part of anterior FIG. 102.—Eiitropius deprexsirostris. |. Dorsal i 6; entirely or nearly entirely in advance of ventrals, li to lT9o times as distant from caudal as from end of snout; its spine slender, feebly serrated behind in its upper half, f length of head. Anal 53-56; 3 or 4 anterior rays simple, the following gradually decreasing in length. Pectoral not reaching ventral, its spine feebly serrated on inner side, about as long as and a little stronger than that of dorsal. Caudal deeply forked, with rounded or obtusely pointed lobes; caudal peduncle about 1 to 1J times as long as deep. Colour (of preserved specimens), reddish brown above, whitish beneath ; sides finely speckled with minute dark dots ; an indistinct large dark blotch above the pectoral fin. One specimen, 275 mm. in length, from Thabina Eiver, Transvaal (C. J. Swierstra).. 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 South African Museum; South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaans
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