. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. PAEETEOPLUS. 505 Two species :— D. XVIII-XX 11-14; A. IX-X 9-11 ; So. 35- 5-6 37 17 D. XVI-XVIII 17-18; A. VIl-IX 13-U; Sc. 32-34 4-5 14-15 1. P. damii, Blkr., p. 505. 2. P. polyactis, Blkr., p. 506. 1. PARETROPLUS DAMII. Bleek. t. c. p. 313, and Poiss. Madag. p. 13, pi. iv. fig. 3 (1875); Suuv. op. cit. p. 446, pi. xlvi. fig. 1 ; Bouleng. 1. c. ; Pellegr. 1. c. Depth of body hardly twice in total length, length of head 3 times. Head twice as long as broad ; snout strongly co
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. PAEETEOPLUS. 505 Two species :— D. XVIII-XX 11-14; A. IX-X 9-11 ; So. 35- 5-6 37 17 D. XVI-XVIII 17-18; A. VIl-IX 13-U; Sc. 32-34 4-5 14-15 1. P. damii, Blkr., p. 505. 2. P. polyactis, Blkr., p. 506. 1. PARETROPLUS DAMII. Bleek. t. c. p. 313, and Poiss. Madag. p. 13, pi. iv. fig. 3 (1875); Suuv. op. cit. p. 446, pi. xlvi. fig. 1 ; Bouleng. 1. c. ; Pellegr. 1. c. Depth of body hardly twice in total length, length of head 3 times. Head twice as long as broad ; snout strongly compressed, twice as long Yis. .^ Paretroplus damn Imerina. |. as eye in adult; eye 4| times in length of head, 1-^ times in interorbital width; mouth extending to between nostril and eye ; four series of scales on the cheek, depth of scaly part equal to diameter of eye. Gill- rakers short, 12 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XVIII-XX 11-14; last spine longest, f length of head, shorter than soft rays. Anal IX-X 9-11; last spine slightly longer than longest dorsal. Pectoral not quite f length of head. Ventral reaching anal. Caudal feebly emarginate. Caudal peduncle twice as deep as long. Scales VOL. III. 2 L. 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 [by Taylor and Francis]
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