. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. CIIILOTILAPJA. 'i99 1. C'HILOTILAriA HHOADESIT. Bouleng. 1. c. Depth of body 2-3- times in total length, length of head 3 times. Head If times as long as broad ; snout short, upper profile descending abruptly; eye 4| times in length of head, If times in interorbital width : mouth extending to between nostril and e\e; lips very thick ; teeth in Fig. C/nhdlapia rhoddesii. Type- I- f) irregular series, outer largest; 4 series of scales on tlie clicek. Gill- rakers rather shor
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. CIIILOTILAPJA. 'i99 1. C'HILOTILAriA HHOADESIT. Bouleng. 1. c. Depth of body 2-3- times in total length, length of head 3 times. Head If times as long as broad ; snout short, upper profile descending abruptly; eye 4| times in length of head, If times in interorbital width : mouth extending to between nostril and e\e; lips very thick ; teeth in Fig. C/nhdlapia rhoddesii. Type- I- f) irregular series, outer largest; 4 series of scales on tlie clicek. Gill- rakers rather short. 11 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XV 10 ; spines increasing in length to the last* which is a little less than | length of head ; longest soft rays § length of head. Anal III 9 ; third spine stronger, but a little shorter, than last dorsal, l^ectoral as long as head* extending to vertical of origin of anal. Ventral reaching a little beyond origin of anal. Caudal densely scaled, feebly emarginate. Caudal ])eduncle ]j time^ as long as deep. Scah^s finely denticulate, ol j., ;. 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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