. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. 80 32. Ad. CTPEINODONTI Bendi District, Cross R., Old Calabar. 33- -34. A(]. & ho-r. Asaba, Lower Niger. 35. Hgr. Eiver flowing into the Niger below Asaba. Major W. A. C. Cockburn (P.). A. E. Kitson, Esq. (P.). Major G. E. Bruce (P.). 6. LAMPRICHTHYS. Regan, Ann. & Mag. N. H. (8) vii. 1911, p. 325. Mohanga, Bouleng. op. cit. viii. 1911, p. 261. Teeth unicnspid, unequal in size, forming a band Avhicli is exposed when the mouth is closed. Upper jaw projecting a little b
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. 80 32. Ad. CTPEINODONTI Bendi District, Cross R., Old Calabar. 33- -34. A(]. & ho-r. Asaba, Lower Niger. 35. Hgr. Eiver flowing into the Niger below Asaba. Major W. A. C. Cockburn (P.). A. E. Kitson, Esq. (P.). Major G. E. Bruce (P.). 6. LAMPRICHTHYS. Regan, Ann. & Mag. N. H. (8) vii. 1911, p. 325. Mohanga, Bouleng. op. cit. viii. 1911, p. 261. Teeth unicnspid, unequal in size, forming a band Avhicli is exposed when the mouth is closed. Upper jaw projecting a little beyond lower. Body strongly compressed throughout; scales moderately large, finely ctenoid. Dorsal much shorter than anal, which is produced far forward and contains 27-30 rays. Pectorals inserted rather high up. Ventrals a short distance behind vertical of base of pectorals. Vertebrte 41. A single species. 1. LAMPRICHTHYS TANGANICANUS. Ilaplocldlus tanganicanus, Bouleng. Tr. Zool. Soc. xv. 1898, p. 25, pi. vi. fig. 3, and Poiss. Bass. Congo, p. 347 (1901); Steind. Sitzb. Ak. Wien, exx. i. 1911, p. 1181. j\Miaitga tanganicana, Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (8) viii. 1911, p. 2G1. Depth of body 3| to 4f times in total length, length of head 4J to 5 times. Snout rounded, as long as or slightly shorter than eye, which Fig. Lampriclithys fanganicanus. Mpala. is 3 to 3f times in length of head and 1| to 1^ times in interorbital width; prseorbital about i diameter of eye, covered with strongly ctenoid scales. Dorsal 13-10, originating at equal distance from h^ad. 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 [by Taylor and Francis]
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