. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 372 SILUEID^E. Total length 220 raillira. Lake Ngami district, Bechuanaland. Fig. 1. Type. Auchenoc/limis nr/amemis. Type. §. Okovango R., near L. Ngarai. R. B. Woosnam, Esq. (C). 4. AUCHENOGLANIS ALTIPINNIS, sp. n. Depth of body 4§ times in total length, length of head 3f times. Head moderately depressed, 1-g- times as long as broad, upper surface smooth ; operculum with radiating striae; occipital process small, longer than broad, in c
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 372 SILUEID^E. Total length 220 raillira. Lake Ngami district, Bechuanaland. Fig. 1. Type. Auchenoc/limis nr/amemis. Type. §. Okovango R., near L. Ngarai. R. B. Woosnam, Esq. (C). 4. AUCHENOGLANIS ALTIPINNIS, sp. n. Depth of body 4§ times in total length, length of head 3f times. Head moderately depressed, 1-g- times as long as broad, upper surface smooth ; operculum with radiating striae; occipital process small, longer than broad, in contact with the moderately large interneural plate; snout pointed, a little more than -| length of head; eye supero-lateral, 7 times in length of head, twice in interorbital width ; mouth small, nearly terminal, with thick papillose lips ; praemaxillary teeth in a small reniform patch. Maxillary barbel f length of head, inner mandibular â §â¢, outer mandibular a little shorter than head and reaching base of pectoral fin. Gill-rakers rather long, 9 on lower part of anterior arch. Humeral process narrow, pointed, feebly striated. Dorsal I 7; spine moderately strong, smooth, §- length of head ; longest soft rays slightly longer than head. Adipose dorsal 6 times as long as deep, originating immediately behind rayed dorsal and extending nearly to root of caudal. Anal 13 (8 rays branched). Pectoral not reaching ventral ; spine strong, strongly serrated on inner side. Ventral nearly reaching anal. Caudal 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 : Sold by Longmans & Co. , B. Quaritch, Dulau & Co. , and at the British Museum (Natural History)
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