. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 248 CICIILIDJ'.. Depth of body 2^ to 3 times in total length, length of head o to 3.^ times. Head 2 to 2^ times as long as broad; snout with straiglit upper profile, as long as broad, as long as postocular part of head ; eye 3j to 3J tin)es in length of head, equal to or a little greater than inter- orbital width, and greater than piieorbital depth; mouth rather small, J to f width of head, extending to below nostril or to between nostril and eye; teeth rather small, in 3 or 4 s
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 248 CICIILIDJ'.. Depth of body 2^ to 3 times in total length, length of head o to 3.^ times. Head 2 to 2^ times as long as broad; snout with straiglit upper profile, as long as broad, as long as postocular part of head ; eye 3j to 3J tin)es in length of head, equal to or a little greater than inter- orbital width, and greater than piieorbital depth; mouth rather small, J to f width of head, extending to below nostril or to between nostril and eye; teeth rather small, in 3 or 4 series, 30 to 40 in outer series of upper jaw; 3 or 4 series of scales on the cheek, width of scaly part less than diameter of eye. Gill-rakers short, 10 to 12 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XV-XVIII 11-12 ; spines increasing in lengrh to the last, which is a little less than J length of head ; longest soft rays I length of head. Anal III 8-10 ; third spine a little shorter than last Fisr. Tihqu'u pJeurotiBiiia. Type(Tr. Z. S. 1901). dorsal. Pectoral a little shorter than head, not reaching origin of anal. Ventral reaching vent or a little beyond. Caulal with rather deep notch ; rays free from scales. Caudal peduncle 1| times as long as deep. Scales cycloid or very finely denticulate, 32-35 'fl\\; lateral lines ^. Brownish above, whitish beneath ; a blackish lateml band along tHe body, from the operculum to the root of the caudal; fins greyish^ soft dorsal and caudal with small round white spots. Total length 110 millim. Take Tanganyika and Kusisi River. 1-tu Typos. N. oâd of L. Tanganvikn. Prof. J. E. S. Moore (C ) -"Oil V V I. nK<M. â ' ^'-12. Tv})c«. Hiisivi 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,
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