. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 330 ADDENDA, VOL. IV VOL. IV. Fam. GOBIIM7. 2. GOBIUS, Art. ' 3 a. GOBIUS THOMASI, sp. n. Body feebly compressed. Depth of body 4| times in total length, length of head 4 times. Head H times as long as broad, scaly above from between the eyes, naked on the sides; snout rounded, shorter than eye, which is 3-| to 3f times in length of head ; interorbital space very narrow; jaws equal in front; mouth extending to below anterior border of eye ; teet
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 330 ADDENDA, VOL. IV VOL. IV. Fam. GOBIIM7. 2. GOBIUS, Art. ' 3 a. GOBIUS THOMASI, sp. n. Body feebly compressed. Depth of body 4| times in total length, length of head 4 times. Head H times as long as broad, scaly above from between the eyes, naked on the sides; snout rounded, shorter than eye, which is 3-| to 3f times in length of head ; interorbital space very narrow; jaws equal in front; mouth extending to below anterior border of eye ; teeth rather small, in a narrow band. Dorsals VI 9, well separated from each other; third simple ray somewhat produced, a Fig. Gobius thomasi. Type, x If little shorter than head. Anal I 9, opposite second dorsal. Pectoral a little shorter than head. Ventral not reaching vent, with a rather narrow basal membrane. Caudal rounded-subacuminate, as long as head. Caudal peduncle lj times as long as deep. Scales feebly ciliated, 26-27 in longitudinal series, 8 in transverse series. Pale olive-brown, with small dark brown spots and a lateral series of large blackish spots ; a large black spot above base of pectoral; blackish wavy lines on the cheek and gill-cover ; a black crescentic band from eye to eye across the gular region. Total length 50 millim. Sierra Leone. 1-2. Types. N. Sherbo district. N. W. Thomas, Esq. (P.). Agrees with G. dewaalii in the large scales; differs in the position of the mouth, the absence of canine teeth, the naked gill-cover, and ihe larger 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. , an
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