. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum. Freshwater fishes. 306 ADDENDA, VOL. II. 21). AMPHILIUS, (Itlir. Ill the definition of llie genus, the statement as to the aii-bl;idder is to be corrected. The air-bladder is absent. 2. AMl'UlIdUS (iliANDIS, Blgr, 8ii' A. B. Pcrcivnl, Es.]. (I'.). Add :â 17. Ad. Nairobi. 8ii-F. J. Jackson (!'.) JS. xVd. Eiisso Nviro, below I' â 2a. AilPHILIUS 0XYIJHINU8. Bonleng. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1'.I12. p. 071, pi. Ix.^ix. Depth of body 6 times in total length, length of head 3| times. Head much depressed, slightly longer than broad
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum. Freshwater fishes. 306 ADDENDA, VOL. II. 21). AMPHILIUS, (Itlir. Ill the definition of llie genus, the statement as to the aii-bl;idder is to be corrected. The air-bladder is absent. 2. AMl'UlIdUS (iliANDIS, Blgr, 8ii' A. B. Pcrcivnl, Es.]. (I'.). Add :â 17. Ad. Nairobi. 8ii-F. J. Jackson (!'.) JS. xVd. Eiisso Nviro, below I' â 2a. AilPHILIUS 0XYIJHINU8. Bonleng. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1'.I12. p. 071, pi. Ix.^ix. Depth of body 6 times in total length, length of head 3| times. Head much depressed, slightly longer than broad ; snout i)ointed, ^ length of head; eye verv small, 1 1 times in length of head,25 times in intcrorbital Fig. Type (P. Z. S. 1912). f. ^vidth ; posterior nostril midway between eye and end of snout; maxillary barbel f length of head, reaching root of pectoral; outer mandibular barbel ? length of head, inner nearly |. Gill-rakers rather long, 7 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal 1 0, much nearer end of snout than root of caudal. Adipose dorsal low, ;H 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 Boulenger, George Albert, 1858-1937; British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology. Lond.
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