. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. •20 GOBIID^. 55, 56. AJ. 57. Ac). 58. Ad. 59. Hgr. Gaboon. Chiloango R. near Leila. Luculla R., Chiloango. Lulongo R. near Cabinda, Portuguese Congo. Dr. W. J. Ansorge (C). 13. ELEOTRIS MONTEIRI. O'Shaughn. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (4) xv. 1875, p. 147. Body not or but feebly compressed, its depth 4 to 5 times in total length; length of head 3 to 3^ times. Head longer than broad, scaly above from between the eyes; a groove on each side behind the eye; cheek naked or vi'ith a few
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. •20 GOBIID^. 55, 56. AJ. 57. Ac). 58. Ad. 59. Hgr. Gaboon. Chiloango R. near Leila. Luculla R., Chiloango. Lulongo R. near Cabinda, Portuguese Congo. Dr. W. J. Ansorge (C). 13. ELEOTRIS MONTEIRI. O'Shaughn. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (4) xv. 1875, p. 147. Body not or but feebly compressed, its depth 4 to 5 times in total length; length of head 3 to 3^ times. Head longer than broad, scaly above from between the eyes; a groove on each side behind the eye; cheek naked or vi'ith a few scales ; operculum more or less scaly ; snout broad, rounded, as long as or a little longer than eye, the diameter of which is 5| to 7 times in length of head, 1^ to 2 times in interorbital width; lower jaw projecting; maxillary extending to below centre or posterior border of eye; no canine teeth ; a strong antrorse spine at angle of prseoperculum. Dorsals VI, I 8, narrowly separated from each other, longest rays ^ to |- length of head. Anal I 8, its origin a little behind that of dorsal. Pectoral f to f length of head, longer than ventral. Caudal rounded, shorter than head. Caudal peduncle twice as long as deep. Scales strongly ciliated, 60-70 in longitudinal series, 19-22 between dorsal and anal. Brown, Avith rather indistinct darker Fig. Eieotris motiteirl. Type. spots, with or without a dark lateral band; fins purplish with numerous small dark and light spots; first dorsal blackish towards the upper border, which is whitish. Total length 230 millim. ^^'est Africa, from Spanish Guinea to 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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