Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History) . JHoiinyrus la .7. slightly in advance of base of ventrals, 2| times as long as anal. Anal27-28, originating at equal distance from base of pectoral and from baseof caudal. Pectoral pointed, | length of head, reaching a little beyondroot of ventral; latter about \ length of head. Caudal scaled, witli pointed lobes. Caudal peduncle 3 times as long as deep, slightly longer 18 20 than postocular part of head. 95 scales in lateral line, „, 134 series on body, 26 in transverse series betwe
Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History) . JHoiinyrus la .7. slightly in advance of base of ventrals, 2| times as long as anal. Anal27-28, originating at equal distance from base of pectoral and from baseof caudal. Pectoral pointed, | length of head, reaching a little beyondroot of ventral; latter about \ length of head. Caudal scaled, witli pointed lobes. Caudal peduncle 3 times as long as deep, slightly longer 18 20 than postocular part of head. 95 scales in lateral line, „, 134 series on body, 26 in transverse series between dorsal and anal, 12 roundcaudal peduncle. Brownish above, silvery white beneath. Total length 280 millim. Cameroon.—Type in Berlin One of the types. Lokunje R. Hr. G. Zenker (0.) ; Berlin Museum (E.). 7. MORMYRUS TENUIROSTRIS. Peters, Sitzb. Ges. naturf. Fr. Berl. 1882, p. 73 ; Bouleng. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1898,p. 819 ; Pappenh. Mitth. Zool. Mus. Berl. iii. 1907, p. 3G3. Depth of body 5 times in total length, length of head 3^ produced, attenuate, curved do
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