. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 08 !:. reaching beyond base of ventral; latter small, nearer end of snout than root of caudal. Caudal rounded, as lon<^ as head. Caudal peduncle longer than' deep. 25-27 scales in longitudinal scries, 16 round body in front of ventrals ; no lateral-line pits. Yellowish, scales edged with brown; a blackish lateral streak along the lower half of the body, from. Haplodnlus katctnc/a'. Type. f. the pectoral fin to the root of the caudal; fins uniform greyish, or do
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 08 !:. reaching beyond base of ventral; latter small, nearer end of snout than root of caudal. Caudal rounded, as lon<^ as head. Caudal peduncle longer than' deep. 25-27 scales in longitudinal scries, 16 round body in front of ventrals ; no lateral-line pits. Yellowish, scales edged with brown; a blackish lateral streak along the lower half of the body, from. Haplodnlus katctnc/a'. Type. f. the pectoral fin to the root of the caudal; fins uniform greyish, or dorsal and anal with small dark dots at the base. Total length 25 millim. Katanga.—Types in Congo Museum, Tervueren. 1-2. Types. Lubumbashi R., near EHzabetliville. M. Poppe (C). 3-8. Ad. EHzubethville. Dr. L. Stappers (C). ;}0. HAPLOCHILUS (^ABIND^. Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (8) viii. 11*11, p. 204, and Ann. Mus. Congo, Zool. ii. 3, p. 21 (li)12). Depth of body equal to length of head, 3J to of times in total length. Head flat above; snout much shorter than eye; mouth directed rijr. 55. XX ^ Ilapluchilus cabhuUe. Type, f upwards, lower jaw slightly projecting; eye 2f times in length of liead, a little less than interorbital width ; prseorbital ^ diameter of eye. Dorsal 8-9, originating at equal distance from head and from root of caudal, or nearer latter, above middle of anal; longest rays J length. 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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