. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. KUHLIA. 97 KuJJiaproximo,, Kendall & Goldsbor. Mem, Mus. Comp. Zool. xxvi. 1911, p. 282, pi. iii. fig. 2. Kuhlia sandvicensis, Kendall & Radcl. op. cit. xxxv. 1912, p. 106 ; Regan, t. c p. 381. Kuhlia splendens, Regan, t. c. p. 379, fig.* Depth of body 2| to 3-j times in total length, length of head 3 to of times. Snout ^ to -| diameter of eye, which is 2^ to 3 times in length of head; interorbital width 3 times in length of head ; lower
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. KUHLIA. 97 KuJJiaproximo,, Kendall & Goldsbor. Mem, Mus. Comp. Zool. xxvi. 1911, p. 282, pi. iii. fig. 2. Kuhlia sandvicensis, Kendall & Radcl. op. cit. xxxv. 1912, p. 106 ; Regan, t. c p. 381. Kuhlia splendens, Regan, t. c. p. 379, fig.* Depth of body 2| to 3-j times in total length, length of head 3 to of times. Snout ^ to -| diameter of eye, which is 2^ to 3 times in length of head; interorbital width 3 times in length of head ; lower jaw projecting; maxillary extending to below anterior border or anterior fourth of eye, the width of its distal extremity -4- to ^ diameter of eye ; cheek and opercle with large ciliated scales; angle and lower border of Fijr. Kuhlia malo. Bodriguez. prgeoperculum finely denticulated; lower opercular spine strong. 25 to 28 gill-rakers on lower part of anterior arch f. Dorsal X11, originating just behind vertical of axilla; fifth or fourth and fifth spines longest, ^ to § length of head, as long as or a little longer than anterior soft rays; tenth spine longer than ninth, as long as or a little shorter than third. Anal III 11-12, much longer than its distance from the caudal; * In the only specimen in which the caudal fin is intact, the median rays measure 12 millim. and the longest 28, exactly in the same proportion as in the type of K. boninensis figured by Fowler. t 21 in the type of K. honinensis {fide Fowler) which otherwise agrees very closely with our specimen from Bodriguez. VOL. III. II. 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 : Sold by Longmans & Co. ,
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