. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. CHILOTILAPIA. 499 1. CHILOTILAPIA RHOADESII. Bouleng. 1. c. Depth of body 2^ times in total length, length of head 3 times. Plead If times as long as broad ; snout short, upper profile descending abruptly; eye 4^ times in length of head, If times in interoibital width ; mouth extending to between nostril and e}e; lips very thick ; teeth in Pig. Chilotilapia rlioachsii. Type, fc 5 irregular series, outer largest; 4 series of scales on the c
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. CHILOTILAPIA. 499 1. CHILOTILAPIA RHOADESII. Bouleng. 1. c. Depth of body 2^ times in total length, length of head 3 times. Plead If times as long as broad ; snout short, upper profile descending abruptly; eye 4^ times in length of head, If times in interoibital width ; mouth extending to between nostril and e}e; lips very thick ; teeth in Pig. Chilotilapia rlioachsii. Type, fc 5 irregular series, outer largest; 4 series of scales on the cheek. Gill- rakers rather short, 11 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XV 10 ; spines increasing in length to the last, which is a little less than h length of head; longest soft rays § length of head. Anal III 9 ; third spine stronger, but a little shorter, than last dorsal. Pectoral as long as head, extending to vertical of origin of anal. Ventral reaching a little beyond origin of anal. Caudal densely scaled, feebly emarginate. Caudal peduncle 1* times as long as deep. Scales finely denticulate, 34 p; ;. 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 : Sold by Longmans & Co. , B. Quaritch, Dulau & Co. , and at the British Museum (Natural History)
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