. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 476 Total length 230 millim. Lake Tanganyika.—Type in Congo Museum, Tervueren. 1-2. Ad. Kibvvesi. Prof. J. E. S. Moore (C). i^. Hot. Msambu, „ 4-9. Ad. & hor. Niumkolo. Dr. W. A. Cuniiington (C). 10. Skel. 11. Ad. Moliro. Dr. L. Stappers (C). 12-13. Ad. Vua Bay. „ 18. LAMPROLOGUS C^LLIi^iERUS. Bouleng. Tr. Zool. Soc. xvii. 190G, p. 559, pi. xxxvi. fig. 4. Depth of body equal to length of head, 3^ to 3i times in total length. Head twice as long as broad; snout IJ t


. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 476 Total length 230 millim. Lake Tanganyika.—Type in Congo Museum, Tervueren. 1-2. Ad. Kibvvesi. Prof. J. E. S. Moore (C). i^. Hot. Msambu, „ 4-9. Ad. & hor. Niumkolo. Dr. W. A. Cuniiington (C). 10. Skel. 11. Ad. Moliro. Dr. L. Stappers (C). 12-13. Ad. Vua Bay. „ 18. LAMPROLOGUS C^LLIi^iERUS. Bouleng. Tr. Zool. Soc. xvii. 190G, p. 559, pi. xxxvi. fig. 4. Depth of body equal to length of head, 3^ to 3i times in total length. Head twice as long as broad; snout IJ t^ If ^^^^^^ ^^ ^^"& as eye, which is 4 to 4^ times in length of head and nearly equals interorbital Fig. Lamproloijus caUipteras. Type (Tr. Z. S. ] 906). | width ; mouth extending to below anterior border of eye ; 6 or 8 large canines in front of each jaw, followed by a moderately broad band of minute teeth ; lateral teeth small; cheek entirely naked or nearly so. Gill-rakers rather long, 9 to 12 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XVIII-XIX 9-10; spines increasing in length to the last, which measures nearly \ length of head ; longest soft ray § to | length of head. Anal VII-VIII 7-8 ; last spine nearly as long as last dorsal. ]*ectoral about § length of head. Ventral more or less produced, reaching origin of anal or beyond. Caudal rounded. Caudal peduncle \\ to 1^ times as long as deep. Scales 38-44 ;) , lU-ll ' lateral lines. 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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