. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 80 CYPEINODONTID.^. 32. Ad. Bendi District, Cross R., Old Calabar. 33- -34. Ad. & lior. Asaba, Lower Niger. 35. Hor. River flowing into the Nio;er Major W. A. C. Cjckburn (P.). A. E. Kitson, Esq. (P.). Major G. E. Bruce (P.). below Asaba. 6. LAMPRICHTHYS. Regan, Ann. & Mag. N. H. (8) vii. 1911, p. 325. Mohavga, Bouleng. op. cit. viii. 1911, p. 2()1. Teeth unicuspid, unequal in size, forminf^ a band which is exposed when the mouth is closed. Upper jaw projcctiUi^ a little
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 80 CYPEINODONTID.^. 32. Ad. Bendi District, Cross R., Old Calabar. 33- -34. Ad. & lior. Asaba, Lower Niger. 35. Hor. River flowing into the Nio;er Major W. A. C. Cjckburn (P.). A. E. Kitson, Esq. (P.). Major G. E. Bruce (P.). below Asaba. 6. LAMPRICHTHYS. Regan, Ann. & Mag. N. H. (8) vii. 1911, p. 325. Mohavga, Bouleng. op. cit. viii. 1911, p. 2()1. Teeth unicuspid, unequal in size, forminf^ a band which is exposed when the mouth is closed. Upper jaw projcctiUi^ a little beyond lower. Body strongly compressed throughout; scales moderately large, finely ctenoid. Dorsal much shorter than anal, which is produced far forward and contains 27-30 rays. Pectorals inserted rather high up. Ventrals a short distance behind vertical of base of pectorals. Vertebrae 41. A single species. 1. LAMPRICHTHYS TANGANICANUS. Ilaplocldlus ta)i</a7iicaiuis, Bouleng. Tr. Zool. Soc. xv. 189(S, j). 25, pi. \i. fig. 3, and Poiss. Bass. Congo, p. 347 (1901); Steind. Sitzb. Ak. AVien, cxx. i. 1911, p. 1181. Mohanga tan(janicana, Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (8) viii. 1911, p. 2G1. Depth of body 3J to 4J times in total length, length of head 4.^ to 5 times. Snout rounded, as long as or slightly shorter than eye, which Fi- Laiaj)r'uhthiis taiirj(tnic(iniis. Mpala. is 3 to 3§ times in length of head and 1|- to 1^ times in interorl)ital width; prasorbital about J diameter of eye, covered with strongly ctenoid scales. Dorsal 13-10, originating at equal distance from head. 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, Albert, 1858-1937. Codicote, Herts. [Eng : Wheldon and Wesley
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