. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. 172 CICHLIDM. 3f times. Head If to 2 times as long as broad; snout rounded, with straight or convex upper profile, as broad as or a little broader than long, as long as or shorter than postocular part of head; eye 4 to 51 times in length of head, I to f interorbital width, equal to or a little less than prseorbital depth; mouth moderate, f to f width of head, extending to between nostril and eye; teeth in 4 (young) to 8 series, 60 (young) to 110 in outer series of upper jaw ;
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. 172 CICHLIDM. 3f times. Head If to 2 times as long as broad; snout rounded, with straight or convex upper profile, as broad as or a little broader than long, as long as or shorter than postocular part of head; eye 4 to 51 times in length of head, I to f interorbital width, equal to or a little less than prseorbital depth; mouth moderate, f to f width of head, extending to between nostril and eye; teeth in 4 (young) to 8 series, 60 (young) to 110 in outer series of upper jaw ; 2 or 3 series of scales on the cheek, width of scaly part not greater than diameter of eye. Gill-rakers moderately long, 20 to 25 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XV-X VI (rarely XVII) 11-13 ; last spine longest, f to a little over ^ length of head; longest soft rays f to 1 length of head. Anal III 9-11; third spine ^ to f length of head. â 7'ilapia andersonii. Type of T. Jlavomarginata (A. M. C). f. Petcoral 1 to Ij times as long as head, reaching vertical of origin of anal, or beyond. Ventral reaching anal or vent, or not quite so far. Caudal truncate or slightly emarginate. Caudal peduncle deeper than SâHi . 17â23 long. Scales cycloid, 29-33 j2ij^; lateral lines jyzxe- Dark brown, the scales with lighter centres, or edged with whitish ; head sometimes with large black spots; a black opercular spot; vertical fins brownish, purplish, or blackish, usually Avith round white spots; dorsal and anal edged with yellowish (red in life). Total length 290 millim. Lake Xi^ami district, Angola, Congo, Gaboon.âType 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 [
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