. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. SYNODONTIS. 459 band ; movable mandibular teeth f diameter of eye, 18 in number. Maxillary barbel with a broad marginal membrane at the base, I5 times length of head, reaching middle of pectoral spine ; outer mandibular barbel as long as head, aboiit twice as long as inner, former with long slender branches, latter with shorter, ramified branches. Gill-opening not extending downwards beyond root of pectoral fin. Occipito-nucbal shield rough like the occiput, with a blunt keel, 1
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. SYNODONTIS. 459 band ; movable mandibular teeth f diameter of eye, 18 in number. Maxillary barbel with a broad marginal membrane at the base, I5 times length of head, reaching middle of pectoral spine ; outer mandibular barbel as long as head, aboiit twice as long as inner, former with long slender branches, latter with shorter, ramified branches. Gill-opening not extending downwards beyond root of pectoral fin. Occipito-nucbal shield rough like the occiput, with a blunt keel, 1^ times as long as broad, squarely truncate posteriorly. Humeral process much longer than broad, with feeble keel, rugose, acutely pointed, extending as far back Fig. Si/nodontis gelechnsis. Type, f process. Skin strongly villose on the sides. Dorsal 1 7 ; spine nearly straight, f length of head, strongly serrated in front, smooth behind. Adipose dorsal 4 times as long as deep, nearly 4 times as long as its distance from rayed dorsal. Anal IV 8, obtusely pointed in front. Pectoral spine as long as head, nearly reaching ventral, outer border strongly, inner rather feebly serrated. Ventral not reaching anal. Caudal deeply forked. Caudal peduncle deeper than long. Brownish above, whitish beneath. Total length 270 millim. "NVebi Shebeli, East Africa. 1. Type. Gelcdi, Shebeli R. Dr. Donaldson Smith ((.'.).. 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, Albert, 1858-1937. Codicote, Herts. [Eng : Wheldon and Wesley
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