. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. 6-Ji dark or ocellar spots forining single series between the rays ; pectorals greyish olive ; ventrals greyish olive or blackish. Total length 220 millim. Lake Ngami Basin.—Type lost. 1_3. Ad. Okovango R. R- B. Woosnam, Esq. (C). 4. 5. Skcl. 39. PAUATILAPIA MELLANDI. Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) xvi. , p. 64(5. Depth of body 2-^ to 2f times in total length, length of head 3 times. Head a little over twice as long as broad; snout obtusely pointed, with F
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. 6-Ji dark or ocellar spots forining single series between the rays ; pectorals greyish olive ; ventrals greyish olive or blackish. Total length 220 millim. Lake Ngami Basin.—Type lost. 1_3. Ad. Okovango R. R- B. Woosnam, Esq. (C). 4. 5. Skcl. 39. PAUATILAPIA MELLANDI. Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) xvi. , p. 64(5. Depth of body 2-^ to 2f times in total length, length of head 3 times. Head a little over twice as long as broad; snout obtusely pointed, with Fig. Paraiilapia mellandi. Type. Straight upper protile, as long as broad, as long as postocular part of head, 1^ to 1| times as long as eye, which is 4 to 4| times in length of head, and equals interorbital width or praeorbital depth; mouth moderate, extending to between nostril and eye ; teeth in 3 or 4 series, outer largest, 36 to 50 in upper jaw; 4 series of scales on the cheek, width of scaly part equal to diameter of eye or a little more. Lower pharyngeal teeth with spherical crowns. Gill-rakers short, 10 to 13 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XV 13-14; spines increasing in length to the seventh or to the last, which measures f to nearly ^ length of head ; longest soft rays about § length of head. Anal III 9-10 ;. 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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