Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History) . i. fig. 1 (1899), and Poiss. Bass. Congo, p. 145 (1901).Bracliyalestes mocqicardianus, Thominot, Bull. Soc. Philom. (7) x. 1886, p. boulengeri, Pellegr. Bull. Mus. Paris, 1900, p. 101. Depth of body 2|- to %\ times in total length, length of head 3^- to 3ftimes. Head a little longer than deep, If to 2 times as long as broad;snout broad, rounded, as long or a little shorter than eye, which is 1\ to3^ times in length of head ; adipose eyelid much developed ; interorbitalwidth 2 to 2\ times
Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History) . i. fig. 1 (1899), and Poiss. Bass. Congo, p. 145 (1901).Bracliyalestes mocqicardianus, Thominot, Bull. Soc. Philom. (7) x. 1886, p. boulengeri, Pellegr. Bull. Mus. Paris, 1900, p. 101. Depth of body 2|- to %\ times in total length, length of head 3^- to 3ftimes. Head a little longer than deep, If to 2 times as long as broad;snout broad, rounded, as long or a little shorter than eye, which is 1\ to3^ times in length of head ; adipose eyelid much developed ; interorbitalwidth 2 to 2\ times in length of head ; maxillary extending to below 2 anterior border of eye or not quite so far; 14 teeth (M in upper jaw, 8 or 10 (-=?) in lower ; lower border of second suborbital as long or alittle longer than diameter of eye. Gill-rakers slender, shorter thangill-fringes, 15-17 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal II 8, nearerocciput than adipose fin, its fifth ray above first of ventral; longest raynot longer than head. Anal III 17-20. Pectoral § to f length of head, Fig. Bryconceihiops microstoma, var. (A. M. C). i. not reaching ventral. Caudal forked, with long pointed lobes. Caudalpeduncle 1-g to If times as long as deep. Scales 35-40 jf, 3 betweenlateral line and root of ventral. Silvery, back olive or dark blue, witha dark vertical bar on each side above the pectoral, or (var. boulengeri) 189 with an interrupted black lateral band above theblackish between the rays; ventrals and caudal Total length 176 millim. Cameroon, Gaboon, Congo. 1, 2-3, 4-8. Ad. Kribi Hi, S. Cameroon. & Types. 13. Skel. 14. Ad. 15. Hgr. 19. Hgr. 20. Ad. Ja R. (Congo System).Boma, Lower Pool. Coquilhatville, Upper , Lake Leopold II., U. , Upper R., „ Uerre R.,Aruwimi R., lateral line ; dorsal oftensometimes partly black. G. L. Bates, Esq. (C). J. J. Monteiro, Esq. (C).
Size: 2209px × 1131px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthorbri, bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, booksubjectfishes
