. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. PAEATILAPIA. 339 of scaly part less than diameter of eye. Gill-rakers short, S or 9 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XVI—XVII 9 ; spines increasing in length to the last, which measures -| length of head ; longest soft rays nearly ^ length of head. Anal III 8-9 ; third spine longest, as long as last dorsal. Pectoral | length of head, nearly reaching vertical of origin of anal. Ventral reaching origin of anal. Caudal truncate. Caudal pedunc
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. PAEATILAPIA. 339 of scaly part less than diameter of eye. Gill-rakers short, S or 9 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XVI—XVII 9 ; spines increasing in length to the last, which measures -| length of head ; longest soft rays nearly ^ length of head. Anal III 8-9 ; third spine longest, as long as last dorsal. Pectoral | length of head, nearly reaching vertical of origin of anal. Ventral reaching origin of anal. Caudal truncate. Caudal peduncle 1^ to 1^ times as long as deep. Scales rather strongly denticulate, 31-32 ^; lateral lines jt=|. Brownish above, whitish beneath ; six or seven dark transverse bars, crossed by a dark Fig. 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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