. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. TROPHEUS. 277 3^ times. Head massive, rounded, not twice as long as bvoad; snout bioader than long, with convex upper profile; eye 3^ to 4 times in length of head, 1J to Ij times in interorbital width ; mouth with thick upper lip, extending to below anterior border of eye ; teeth in 8 to 10 transverse series; 4 series of scales on the cheek. Gill-rakers short, 11 or 12 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XX-XXI 5-6 ; spines increasing in length to the sixth, which is not q
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. TROPHEUS. 277 3^ times. Head massive, rounded, not twice as long as bvoad; snout bioader than long, with convex upper profile; eye 3^ to 4 times in length of head, 1J to Ij times in interorbital width ; mouth with thick upper lip, extending to below anterior border of eye ; teeth in 8 to 10 transverse series; 4 series of scales on the cheek. Gill-rakers short, 11 or 12 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XX-XXI 5-6 ; spines increasing in length to the sixth, which is not quite ^ length of head; longest soft rays f to f length of head. Anal V-VI 5-6 ; last spine a little longer than longest dorsal. Pectoral as long as head. Fig. Trojilieu^ moorii. Type (Tr. Z. S. Ift98). |-. Ventral produced into a short filament, extending beyond origin of anal. Caudal feebly emarginate. Caudal peduncle as long as deep. Scales feebly denticulate, 30-32 ^; lateral lines f=Ef|- Dark brown, Avith a large bluish-white blotch on each side of the body, the belly reddish brown, or dark reddish brown with darker edges to the dorsal scales; fins blackish, or dull red, the dorsal tipped with black. Total length 115 millira. Lake Tanganyika. 1-3. Types. Kinj-ainkolo. Prof. J. E. S. Moore [(].). 4. Skei. 5_ ^j_ Sumbu. Dr. W. A. Cuiiniiioton (0.).. 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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