. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. HAPLOCHrLUS. 45 mouth directed upwards, lower jaw projecting; eye nearly 3 times in length of head, 1J times in interorbital width, as long as or a little shorter than postorbital part of head; pra;orbital hardly ^ diameter of eye. Dorsal 10, originating twice as far from anterior border of eye as from root of caudal, above anterior third of anal, median rays longest, about ^ length of head. Anal 14-15, rounded like the dorsal. Pectoral | length
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. HAPLOCHrLUS. 45 mouth directed upwards, lower jaw projecting; eye nearly 3 times in length of head, 1J times in interorbital width, as long as or a little shorter than postorbital part of head; pra;orbital hardly ^ diameter of eye. Dorsal 10, originating twice as far from anterior border of eye as from root of caudal, above anterior third of anal, median rays longest, about ^ length of head. Anal 14-15, rounded like the dorsal. Pectoral | length of head, reaching a little beyond base of ventral; latter nearer Fig. 31. (* m Haplochilus myaposa. Type (Ann. Natal Mus. 1908). end of snout than root of caudal. Caudal rounded, as long as head. Caudal peduncle 1^ times as long as deep. 27-28 scales in longitudinal series, 16 round body in front of ventrals; no lateral-line pits. Pale olive, with darker edges to the scales; fins greyish. Total length 28 millim. Zululand.âTypes in Natal Museum, Pietermaritzburg. 1-2. Two of the types. Myaposa R. Dr. E. Warren (P.). 3. HAPLOCHILUS PUMILUS. Bouleng. Tr. Zool. Soc. xvii. 190G, p. 554, pi. xxxii. fig. 4, and Fish. Nile, p. 420, pi. xxxii. fig. 4 (1907). Depth of body 3| to 4| times in total length, length of head 3| to 4 times. Head flat above; snout short and broad, shorter than eve; Fig. Haplochilus â pumilus. Type (F. N.). f. mouth directed upwards, lower jaw strongly projecting; eye nearly 3 times in length of head, 1^ to If times in interorbital width # to £ postorbital part of head; pra=orbital hardly ^ diameter of eye. Dorsal 10-11, originating twice as far from snout or eye as from root of caudal,. 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 Zoolo
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