. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 326 ADDENDA, VOL. III. 41 a. HAPLOCHILUS ANNULATUS. Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (8) xv. 1915, p. 203. Depth of body 4f to 5 times in total length, length of head 3| times. Head flat above; snout a little shorter than eye; mouth directed upwards, lower jaw projecting; eye 2f times in length of head, If times in interorbital width ; praeorbital very narrow. Dorsal 7, origi- nating twice as far from occiput as from root of caudal, above posterio
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 326 ADDENDA, VOL. III. 41 a. HAPLOCHILUS ANNULATUS. Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (8) xv. 1915, p. 203. Depth of body 4f to 5 times in total length, length of head 3| times. Head flat above; snout a little shorter than eye; mouth directed upwards, lower jaw projecting; eye 2f times in length of head, If times in interorbital width ; praeorbital very narrow. Dorsal 7, origi- nating twice as far from occiput as from root of caudal, above posterior third, or fourth of anal, produced, longest ray as long as head. Anal 12-13, produced like the dorsal. Pectoral a little shorter than head, extending beyond base of ventral; latter small. Caudal pointed, median. HaplochilvA annulatus. Type, x 2. rays produced, longer than head. Caudal peduncle If times as long as deep. 28 or 29 scales in longitudinal series, 22 round body ; lateral line represented by an interrupted series of pits. Lemon-yellow, with four broad black rings, the first round the head, the last round the caudal peduncle ; dorsal and anal yellow and black ; caudal orange, with two dark purple longitudinal lines. Total length 16 millim. Sierra Leone. 1-2. Types. Maka. N. W. Thomas. Esq. (P.). 3. Ad. Bo. 4-5. Hgr. N. Sherbo district. â 6-12. Ad. & hgr. Victoria. â Appears most nearly related to 11. chevalieri. Fam. SEREANID^:. 4. AMBASSIS, 0. k V. â 1. AMBASSIS COMMERSONII, C. & V. Add :â 14-33. Ad., hgr., Frcsli-water stream at Bububa, Dr. V. M. Aders (P.). & yg. opposite 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 &
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