. Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. The Freshiuater Fishes of South Africa. 329 pointed, a little shorter than head, twice as long as ventral, extend- ing to middle of latter. Caudal tin with rather short, rounded lobes. Caudal peduncle 2|- times as long as deep, a little shorter than head. 48-50 scales in lateral line, j^ in transverse series on body, * in transverse series between dorsal and anal, 12 round caudal peduncle. Colour, pale brownish, darker on the back, spotted and marbled with dark brown ; fins brown. Total length 70
. Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. The Freshiuater Fishes of South Africa. 329 pointed, a little shorter than head, twice as long as ventral, extend- ing to middle of latter. Caudal tin with rather short, rounded lobes. Caudal peduncle 2|- times as long as deep, a little shorter than head. 48-50 scales in lateral line, j^ in transverse series on body, * in transverse series between dorsal and anal, 12 round caudal peduncle. Colour, pale brownish, darker on the back, spotted and marbled with dark brown ; fins brown. Total length 70 ; From Lake Ngami Basin, Bechuanaland. "This small Mormyr, of which two specimens are in the collection, is most nearly related to M. Ihuysii, Stdr., from the Senegal, which differs principally in the higher number of dorsal and anal ; MARCUSENIUS DISCORHYNCHUS, Peters. Mormyr us discorhynchus, Peters, Mon. Bed. Ac., 1852, p. 275. Marcusenius discorhynchus, Bouleng., Proc. Zool. Soc., 1898, p. 7, and Cat. Fresh. Fish. Africa, i., p. 81 (1909). Marcusenias tancjanicanus, Bouleng., Tr. Zool. Soc., xvii., 1906, p. 545, pi. xxx., fig. FIG. 7.—Murcuxeiiius discorhynchus. f. "Teeth small, notched, 5 in upper jaw, 6 in lower. Depth of body 3 to 3^ times in total length, length of head 4-J- to 4| times. Head as long as deep; snout rounded, 2 length of head; mouth. 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 South African Museum; South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Cape Town [etc. , South African Museum, etc. ]
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