. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. RASBORA. 187 Mouth moderate, oblique, without lips or barbels, lower jaw projecting. Suborbitals large, covering the cheek. Dorsal fin without ossified ray, with 9 rays, 7 of which are branched, originating behind the vertical of the ventrals, but not extending to above the anal. Anal fin with 7 rays. A scaly process at the base of the ventrals. Pharyngeal teeth conical, hooked, in three series. Eastern and South-Eastern Asia; one species in Africa. 1. RASBORA ZANZIBARENSIS.
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. RASBORA. 187 Mouth moderate, oblique, without lips or barbels, lower jaw projecting. Suborbitals large, covering the cheek. Dorsal fin without ossified ray, with 9 rays, 7 of which are branched, originating behind the vertical of the ventrals, but not extending to above the anal. Anal fin with 7 rays. A scaly process at the base of the ventrals. Pharyngeal teeth conical, hooked, in three series. Eastern and South-Eastern Asia; one species in Africa. 1. RASBORA ZANZIBARENSIS. Playf. & Giinth. Fish. Zanzib. p. 119, pi. xvii. fig. 4 (1866) ; Giinth. Oat. Fish, vii. p. 197 (1868). Depth of body 3 times in total length, length of head 3^ times. Head twice as long as broad, upper profile nearly straight; snout. Rasbora zanzibarensis. Type, after Playfair & Giinther (I. c). rounded, as long as eye, which is 4 times in length of head; inter- orbital width 3 times in length of head; mouth extending to below anterior border of eye; chin feebly prominent; naked space between prseoperculum and suborbitals narrow. Gill-rakers nearly as long as gill-lamellae, 13 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal II 7, originating midway between occiput and caudal, longest ray § length of head. Anal II 5, longest ray f- length of head. Pectoral pointed, a little shorter than head, not reaching ventral. Caudal forked. Caudal peduncle 1^ times as long as deep. Scales with numerous radiating stria?, 33 j|, 2 between lateral line and ventral, 14 round caudal peduncle. Uniform silvery. Total length 65 millim. Rovuma River, East Africa. 1. Type. Rovuma R. Sir L. Playfair (C).. 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, 1
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