. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. PLOTOSTJS.—EUTROPIUS. 279 Plotostis eastanem, Bleek. Nat. Tijdscbr. Ned. lad. ii. 1851, p. 490. FlotosHs arah, Bleek. Atl. Iclitli. ii. p. 98, pi. xcv. fig. 2 (18()2) ; Day, Ind. p. 483, pi. cxii. fig. 4 (1878). Depth of body GJ to 8 times in total length, length of head 4-J to 5 times. Snout rounded, feebly projecting beyond mouth, its length equal to interorbital width ; eye supero-lateral, 5 to G times in length of head ; lips papillose ; teeth large. Nasal and inner m
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. PLOTOSTJS.—EUTROPIUS. 279 Plotostis eastanem, Bleek. Nat. Tijdscbr. Ned. lad. ii. 1851, p. 490. FlotosHs arah, Bleek. Atl. Iclitli. ii. p. 98, pi. xcv. fig. 2 (18()2) ; Day, Ind. p. 483, pi. cxii. fig. 4 (1878). Depth of body GJ to 8 times in total length, length of head 4-J to 5 times. Snout rounded, feebly projecting beyond mouth, its length equal to interorbital width ; eye supero-lateral, 5 to G times in length of head ; lips papillose ; teeth large. Nasal and inner mandibular barbels I to ^ length of head, maxillary and outer mandibular f to |-. Gill- rakers rather long, closely set, about 20 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal I 4-5, 85-100; anal 70-80; spine strong, serrated in front and Fig. Ploiosus anijuillaris. Indian Ocean (after Day, Fisli. Ind.). g. behind, 3^ to ^ length of head. Pectoral about f length of head, with strong but short spine serrated on both sides. Ventral 1^ to 1| times as distant from caudal as from end of snout. Dark brown, usually with two or three bluish-white longitudinal streaks on each side, at least in the young. Total length 250 millim. Indian Ocean and Western Pacific, as far north as Japan. 1-2. Yg. Gulf of Suez. \l. MacAndrew, (P.). 3-5, G. Hgr. k yg. Zanzibar. Sir L. Play fair (P.). 7. Hgr. Iludriguez. U. Gulli\cr, E>(]. ( 8. Skel. V 0. EUTROPIUS. Mull. & Trosch. Hor. Ichthyol. iii. p. G (1849) ; Giintli. CVt. Fish. v. p. 52 (18G4); Bouleng. Foiss. Bass. Congo, p. 2(^C, (1901), and YU\\. Nile, p. 30G (1907). Body moderately elongate, strongly compressed, the prsecaudal region short. Dorsal fin short, with a spine and 5 or G branched rays; a very. 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 Mu
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