. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. go- ADDEXDA, VOL. III. into a filament, nearly as long as head. Anal III 7-8, third spine as long as last dorsal. Pectoral § length of head, widely separated from anal. Ventral produced into a filament, reaching origin of anal. Caudal rounded. Caudal peduncle as long as deep. Scales cycloid, 01 90—21 30 jj; lateral lines jog-. Brown ahove, tinged with crimson, yellowish beneath; faint traces of dark bars on the body ; a black opercular spot; spi
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. go- ADDEXDA, VOL. III. into a filament, nearly as long as head. Anal III 7-8, third spine as long as last dorsal. Pectoral § length of head, widely separated from anal. Ventral produced into a filament, reaching origin of anal. Caudal rounded. Caudal peduncle as long as deep. Scales cycloid, 01 90—21 30 jj; lateral lines jog-. Brown ahove, tinged with crimson, yellowish beneath; faint traces of dark bars on the body ; a black opercular spot; spinous dorsal, anterior part of anal, and outer rays of ventral dark Fig. Pelmatochromis humilis. Type. purplish brown; soft dorsal paler, with a few large dark spots; a series of whitish spots at the base of the dorsal in the adult. Total length 105 millim. Sierra Leone. 1. Type. 2. Yg. N. W. Thomas, Esq. (P.). N. Sherbo district. Pujehun. , ,, Closely allied to P. Mngsleyce. Body less deep, snout narrower, and dorsal spines more numerous. 18. PELMATOCHROMIS PULCHER, Blgr. Add:— 22-24. Ad. & yg. N. Sherbo district, Sierra N. W. Thomas, Esq. (P.). Leone. 25-27. Hgr. & yg. Pujehun, Sierra Leone. 28-30. Ad. & hgr. Victoria,. 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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