. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 354 C'lCllLID^-. as long as deep or slightly deeper than long. Scales finely denticulate, 33-34 n; lateral lines ^^^. Dark brown above, white beneath ; a black opercular spot; vertical fins with round black spots; paired fins whitish, ventrals black in the males. 'J'otal length 255 millini. Zambesi near Victoria Falls.—Type in S. African Museum. 1-2. Ad. Kafuc R. l>i-. '!• D- F. Gilchrist (P.). FijT. I'arattlapia curUiUif, Type (Aim. S. Afr. Mas. 1905). \. 36. FAKATILAP
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 354 C'lCllLID^-. as long as deep or slightly deeper than long. Scales finely denticulate, 33-34 n; lateral lines ^^^. Dark brown above, white beneath ; a black opercular spot; vertical fins with round black spots; paired fins whitish, ventrals black in the males. 'J'otal length 255 millini. Zambesi near Victoria Falls.—Type in S. African Museum. 1-2. Ad. Kafuc R. l>i-. '!• D- F. Gilchrist (P.). FijT. I'arattlapia curUiUif, Type (Aim. S. Afr. Mas. 1905). \. 36. FAKATILAPIA GIBBK'Fl^S. Bouleng. Tr. Zool. ISoc. wiii. I'.Ul, p. 411. pi. xliii. fig. 1. Depth of body 2j times in total length, length of head 3^ to 3i times. Head nearly twice as long as broad, upper profile very convex above the eye ; snout rounded, a little broader than long, shorter than postocular part of head ; eye 4^ to 4^ times in length of head, 1 j times in interorbital width, equal to pneorbital depth; mouth extending to below anterior border of eye ; teeth in outer series rather small, about 60 in upper jaw, followed by 2 series of minute teeth; 4 series of scales on the cheek, Avidth of scaly part a little greater than diameter of eye. Lower pharyngeal teeth with spherical crowns. Gill-rakers short, posterior T-shaped, 10 or 11 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal. 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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