. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. PAEATILAPIA. 349 30. PARATILAPIA POLYODON. Bouleng. Ann. Mns. Geneva, (3) iv. 1900, p. 306, fig., and v. 1911, p. G8. Depth of body 2^ times in total length, length of head 3 times. Head nearly twice as long as broad ; snout with concave upper profile, broader than long, slightly longer than eye, which is 4 times in length of head, 1^ times in interorbital width, and exceeds pva^orbital depth ; mouth oblique, with thick lips, extending to below anterior border of Fig. P
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. PAEATILAPIA. 349 30. PARATILAPIA POLYODON. Bouleng. Ann. Mns. Geneva, (3) iv. 1900, p. 306, fig., and v. 1911, p. G8. Depth of body 2^ times in total length, length of head 3 times. Head nearly twice as long as broad ; snout with concave upper profile, broader than long, slightly longer than eye, which is 4 times in length of head, 1^ times in interorbital width, and exceeds pva^orbital depth ; mouth oblique, with thick lips, extending to below anterior border of Fig. Paraiilapia polyodon. Type (Ann. Mus. Gen. 1909). f. eye or a little beyond ; teeth forming broad villiform bands, in 7 to 10 series ; outer teeth larger but very small, 56 to 70 in upper jaw; 3 or 4 series of scales on the cheek, width of scaly part equal to diameter of eye. Gill-rakers short, 8 or 9 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XVI 9 ; spines increasing in length to the last, which measures f length of head ; longest soft rays | length of head. Anal III 8-9; third spine i to - length of head. Pectoral as long as or slightly shorter than head, extending to vertical of origin of anal. Ventral reaching vent. Caudal truncate or rounded, upper rays the longer. Caudal peduncle slightly longer than deep. Scales feebly denticulate, 32-35 jgfjg; lateral lines ^t^^ Olive-brown, darker above ; pectorals and anal yellowish; o—xo. 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 [by Taylor and Francis]
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