. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. PAEATILAPIA. 339 of scaly part less than diameter of eye. GiU-rakers short, 8 or 9 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XVI-XVII 9 ; spines increasing in length to the last, which measures f length of head; longest soft rays nearly l length of head. Anal III 8-9; third spine longest, as long as last dorsal. Pectoral | length of head, nearly reaching vertical of origin of anal. Ventral i caching origin of anal. Caudal truncate. Caudal peduncle IJ to 1| times as long as deep.
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. PAEATILAPIA. 339 of scaly part less than diameter of eye. GiU-rakers short, 8 or 9 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XVI-XVII 9 ; spines increasing in length to the last, which measures f length of head; longest soft rays nearly l length of head. Anal III 8-9; third spine longest, as long as last dorsal. Pectoral | length of head, nearly reaching vertical of origin of anal. Ventral i caching origin of anal. Caudal truncate. Caudal peduncle IJ to 1| times as long as deep. Scales rather strongly denticulate, 31-32 j^; lateral lines f~^. Brownish above, whitish beneath ; six or seven dark transverse bars, crossed by a dark Fig. 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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