. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 122 SCORPIDID^. Fseitas rhomheus, Cav. & Val. Hist. Poiss. vii. p. 215 (1831) ; Val., Oav. Regne Anim. 111., Poks. pi. xlii. fig. 2 (1836). Psettus argenteus, Richards. Ereb. & Terr., p. 57, pi. xxxv. figs. 1-3 (1846) ; Gunth. Cat. Fish. ii. p. 487 (1860) ; Kner, Novara, Fische, p. 164 (1869) ; Klunz. Verh. Ges. Wien, xx. 1870, p. 794 ; Day, Fish. Iiid. p. 235, pi. li. B. tig. 5 (1876) ; Gunth. Fische SuJsee, p. 140 (1876); Klunz. Fische Roth. Meer. p.
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 122 SCORPIDID^. Fseitas rhomheus, Cav. & Val. Hist. Poiss. vii. p. 215 (1831) ; Val., Oav. Regne Anim. 111., Poks. pi. xlii. fig. 2 (1836). Psettus argenteus, Richards. Ereb. & Terr., p. 57, pi. xxxv. figs. 1-3 (1846) ; Gunth. Cat. Fish. ii. p. 487 (1860) ; Kner, Novara, Fische, p. 164 (1869) ; Klunz. Verh. Ges. Wien, xx. 1870, p. 794 ; Day, Fish. Iiid. p. 235, pi. li. B. tig. 5 (1876) ; Gunth. Fische SuJsee, p. 140 (1876); Klunz. Fische Roth. Meer. p. 117 (1884), part. ; Douglas Ogilby, Ed. Fishes N. S. Wales, p. 91 (1893). Monodactylus rhomheus, Cantor, Cat. Mai. Fish. p. 172 (1850). Monodactylus argenteus, Bleek. & Pollen, Fauna Madag., Poiss. p. 65 (1874). Depth of body \\ to H times in total length, length of head o to Fis. Fseitas argenteus. India, after Day (I. c). ^2 ^3 of tunes. Snout ninch shorter than eye, which is 2-^ to 3 times in length of head and equal to or a little greater than interorbital width ; maxillary extending to below anterior border or anterior fourth of eje ; head entirely covered with very small scales. 17-19 gill-rakers on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal VIII 28-30 ; last spine f to f length of head; anterior soft rays moderately produced. Anal III 20-32 ; third spine f to | length of head. Ventral reduced to a small si)ine and 2 to 4 soft rays. Caudal feebly emarginate. Caudal peduncle. 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 and Wesley
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