. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. EUTEOPIUS. 283 but slightly stronger than that of dorsal. Caudal deeply forked Caudal peduncle IJ times as long as deep. Body and fins uniform brown, back darker. Fig. Eiitropius banguelensls. Type, f Total length 300 millim. Lake Bangwelu. 1. Ad. L. Baniivvylu. F. H. Melland, Esq. (P.). 3. EUTROPIUS NILOTICUS. Ilypopldhalmus nilollcus, Riipp. n. Fisclie Nil, p. G, pi. i. fig. 1 (1829). Chilbe zerege, Rifaud, Voy. Egypte, pi. cxciv. no. 4 (1830). Schilhe hasselqu
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. EUTEOPIUS. 283 but slightly stronger than that of dorsal. Caudal deeply forked Caudal peduncle IJ times as long as deep. Body and fins uniform brown, back darker. Fig. Eiitropius banguelensls. Type, f Total length 300 millim. Lake Bangwelu. 1. Ad. L. Baniivvylu. F. H. Melland, Esq. (P.). 3. EUTROPIUS NILOTICUS. Ilypopldhalmus nilollcus, Riipp. n. Fisclie Nil, p. G, pi. i. fig. 1 (1829). Chilbe zerege, Rifaud, Voy. Egypte, pi. cxciv. no. 4 (1830). Schilhe hasselquistii, Cuv. & Val. Hist. Poiss. xiv. p. 377 (1839). Bagrus schilbeoides, Cuv. & Val. t. c. p. 389. Bagrits adansonii, C*uv. & Val. t. c. p. 391, pi. ccccxiv, Eutropius niloticus, Giinth. Cat. Fish. v. p. 52 (18G4), and Petherick's Trav. ii. p. 225 (1869) ; Boaleng. Fish. Nile, p. 300, pi. Iv. fig. 1 (1907). Eutropius ohtusirosLris, Giinth. Cat. t. c. p. 53. Eutvopius adansonii, Giuith. Cat. t. c. p. 54 ; Steind. Sitzb. Ak. Wien, Ix. i. 1870, p. 985, pi. V. Eutropius altijiinnis, Steind. Notes Leyd. Mus. xvi. 1894, p. 57, pi. i. fig. 1. Depth of body 8 to 4f times in total length, length of head 5 to 6 times. Head 1^ to If times as long as broad ; snout broad, projecting slightly beyond niuuth, as long us ur a little longer than eye in adult, a. 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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