. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. GEPHYROCHROMIS.—LAMPROLOGUS. 459 long filament extending beyond origin of anal. Caudal rounded. Caudal peduncle as long as deep. Scales very indistinctly denticulate, 30 jj ; lateral lines jg. Uniform pale brown. Total length 120 millim. Lake Tanganyika. 1. Type. 1ST. end o£ L. Tanganyika. Pru£. J. E. S. Moore (C). Fig. Oephyrochromis moorii. Type (Tr. Z. S. 1901). 27. LAMPROLOGUS. ScLiltlmis, Tijdschr. Nederl. Dierk. Ver. (2) iii. 1891, p
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. GEPHYROCHROMIS.—LAMPROLOGUS. 459 long filament extending beyond origin of anal. Caudal rounded. Caudal peduncle as long as deep. Scales very indistinctly denticulate, 30 jj ; lateral lines jg. Uniform pale brown. Total length 120 millim. Lake Tanganyika. 1. Type. 1ST. end o£ L. Tanganyika. Pru£. J. E. S. Moore (C). Fig. Oephyrochromis moorii. Type (Tr. Z. S. 1901). 27. LAMPROLOGUS. ScLiltlmis, Tijdschr. Nederl. Dierk. Ver. (2) iii. 1891, p. 85; Bouleng. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1898, p. 134, and Poiss. Bass. Congo, p. 396 (1101) ; Pellegr. Mem. Soc. Zool. France, xvi. li<04, p. 288. Leji'uliotanifrolor/us, Pellegr. t. c. p. 295. Body short or more or less elongate; scales strongly denticulate, very small on nape and anterior part of back ; two incomplete lateral lines, or the lower absent. Teeth conical, forming a villiform band with more or less strongly enlarged canines in front of each jaw. End of maxillary exposed. Dorsal with 16 to 21 spines, anal with 4 to 10. Occipital and parietal crests strong, the former extending to between the orbits; proemaxillary process extending to between the orbits. Vertebrae 31-35 *. Congo and Lake Tanganyika. * 31 (15 + 16) in L. conc/olensis. 32 (14 + 18) in L. lemairii. 35 (17 + 18) in L. modeslus. 35 (16 + 19) in L. 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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