. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. 230 SILUEIDJE. 17-18. Hgr. & Umsitu R., Upper Zambesi. yg- 19. Ad. Kat'ue R., Upper Zambesi. 20-24. Yg. Beira, Mozambique. 25. Yg. Lof'oi, Katanga. 26-27. Yg. Caculovar R., Mossamedes. 28-29. Yg. Pungo Andongo, Angola. Rev. F. A. Rogers and E. C. Chubb, Esq. (P.). T. Codrington, Esq. (P.). Mr. C. Grant (C.) ; C. D. Rudd, Esq. (P.). Capt. Lemaire (C). Dr. W. J. Ansorge ((!.). 3. CLARIAS MOORIL Boulenger, Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) viii. 1901, p. 13, and Fish. Nile, p. 283,
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. 230 SILUEIDJE. 17-18. Hgr. & Umsitu R., Upper Zambesi. yg- 19. Ad. Kat'ue R., Upper Zambesi. 20-24. Yg. Beira, Mozambique. 25. Yg. Lof'oi, Katanga. 26-27. Yg. Caculovar R., Mossamedes. 28-29. Yg. Pungo Andongo, Angola. Rev. F. A. Rogers and E. C. Chubb, Esq. (P.). T. Codrington, Esq. (P.). Mr. C. Grant (C.) ; C. D. Rudd, Esq. (P.). Capt. Lemaire (C). Dr. W. J. Ansorge ((!.). 3. CLARIAS MOORIL Boulenger, Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) viii. 1901, p. 13, and Fish. Nile, p. 283, pi. 1. (1907). Fig. Glarias moorii. Type(). \. Depth of body nearly 7 times in total length, length of head 3j times. Head If times as long as broad, its upper surface coarsely granulate ; occipital process angular, a little longer than broad; frontal fontanelle knife-shaped, thrice as long as broad, nearly 4 times in length of head ; occipital fontanelle small, in advance of occipital process ; eye 3f times in length of snout, 6§ times in interorbital width; width of mouth nearly equal to interorbital width; band of prsemaxillary teeth 6 times as long as broad ; vomerine teeth mostly pointed, a few in the middle granular, forming a cvescentic band which is as broad as the prsemaxillary band. Nasal barbel \ length of head ; maxillary barbel a little more than half length of head, extending to root of pectoral; outer mandibular barbel 1\ times as long as inner, which measures nearly ^ length of head. Gill-rakers long and closely set,. 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 [by Taylor and Francis]
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