. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 196 CYPK1K1DJE. eye and root of caudal; anterior rays longest, about ^ length of head. Aual III 12, falciform, anterior rays much longer than posterior. Pectoral acutely pointed, 4/ length of head, widely separated from ventral. Caudal forked. Caudal peduncle twice as long as deep. Scales 4o §f, 2 between lateral line and ventral. Grey above, silvery white beneath ; fins whitish, anterior rays of dorsal tipped with blackish. Fig. Barilius


. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 196 CYPK1K1DJE. eye and root of caudal; anterior rays longest, about ^ length of head. Aual III 12, falciform, anterior rays much longer than posterior. Pectoral acutely pointed, 4/ length of head, widely separated from ventral. Caudal forked. Caudal peduncle twice as long as deep. Scales 4o §f, 2 between lateral line and ventral. Grey above, silvery white beneath ; fins whitish, anterior rays of dorsal tipped with blackish. Fig. Barilius lonyirostris* Type (A. ). Total length 120 milliui. Ubanghi, Upper Congo.—Type in Congo Museum, Tervueren. i. BAHILIUS LXJJM. Bouleng. Catal. Poiss. Congo Mus. Lnxemb. p. 9 (11)09). Depth of body 4J to 4-f times in total length, length of head 4 times. Head twice as long as broad ; snout obtusely pointed, as long as or a. 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. , B. Quaritch, Dulau & Co. , and at the British Museum (Natural History)


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