. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 506 ADDENDA, VOL. II. 20. AMPHILIUS, Gfchr. In the definition of the genus, the statement as to the air-bladder is to be corrected. The air-bladder is absent. Add:— 17. Ad. 18. Ad. 2. AMPHILIUS GRANDIS, Blgr. Nairobi. Eusso Nyiro, below falls. Sir Jackson (P.). A. B. Percival, Esq. (P.). 2 a. AMPHILIUS OXYRHINUS. Bouleng. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1912, p. 674, pi. lxxx. Depth of body 6 times in total length, length of head 3|^ times. Head much depr
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 506 ADDENDA, VOL. II. 20. AMPHILIUS, Gfchr. In the definition of the genus, the statement as to the air-bladder is to be corrected. The air-bladder is absent. Add:— 17. Ad. 18. Ad. 2. AMPHILIUS GRANDIS, Blgr. Nairobi. Eusso Nyiro, below falls. Sir Jackson (P.). A. B. Percival, Esq. (P.). 2 a. AMPHILIUS OXYRHINUS. Bouleng. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1912, p. 674, pi. lxxx. Depth of body 6 times in total length, length of head 3|^ times. Head much depressed, slightly longer than broad ; snout pointed, ^ length of head ; eye very small, 11 times in length of head, 2| times in interorbital Fig. Amphilius oxyrhiims. Type (P. Z. S. 1912). f width ; posterior nostril midway between eye and end of snout; maxillary barbel § length of head, reaching root of pectoral; outer mandibular barbel f length of head, inner nearly f. Gill-rakers rather long, 7 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal I 6, much nearer end of snout than root of caudal. Adipose dorsal low, 3J times as long as deep, twice as long as rayed dorsal, its length § its distance from latter. Anal III 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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