. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. CHEYSICHTHTS. 337 head, very strongly serrated on inner border. Caudal deeply forked, with pointed lobes, outer rays about twice as long as middle rays. Fig. 263. Chrysichthys mabusi. Type. f. Caudal peduncle If times as long as deep. Olive-brown above, white beneath. Total length 250 millim. Lake Bangwelu. 1. Type. L. Bangwelu. F. H. Melland, Esq., and Father Foulon (C). 17. CHRYSICHTHYS ORNATUS. Bouleng. Ann. Mus. Congo, ii. p. 39, pi. xi. fig
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. CHEYSICHTHTS. 337 head, very strongly serrated on inner border. Caudal deeply forked, with pointed lobes, outer rays about twice as long as middle rays. Fig. 263. Chrysichthys mabusi. Type. f. Caudal peduncle If times as long as deep. Olive-brown above, white beneath. Total length 250 millim. Lake Bangwelu. 1. Type. L. Bangwelu. F. H. Melland, Esq., and Father Foulon (C). 17. CHRYSICHTHYS ORNATUS. Bouleng. Ann. Mus. Congo, ii. p. 39, pi. xi. fig. 2 (1902). Depth of body 4^ to 5 times in total length, length of head 3 to 3f times. Head much depressed, 1£ to 1^ times as long as broad, finely granular on the vertex and occiput, striated on the snout; occipital process broad, in contact with interneural shield ; snout broadly rounded, nearly twice as broad as long, not extending beyond lower jaw, its length f or a little more than ^ that of head; eye 4 to 5 J times in length of head, If to 2J times in interorbital width ; width of mouth If to If times in length of head; praemaxillary band of teeth curved, 6 to 8 times as long as broad; vomero-pterygoid teeth forming a broad band VOL. II. z. 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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