. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. 400 3. SYNODONTIS ACANTHOMIAS. Synodontis omias (non Giinth.), Vaill. N. Arch. Mua. (3) viii. 1896, p. 130, pi. xiii. fig. 2. Synodcntis acanthomias, Botileng. Ann. Mus. Congo, Zool. i. p. 46, pi. xxiii. (1899), and Poiss. Bass. Congo, p. 310 (1901). Depth of body equal to or a little greater than length of head, 3§ to 4f times in total length. Head as long as broad or slightly longer than broad, feebly rugose above from between the eyes ; snout obtusely Fig.
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. 400 3. SYNODONTIS ACANTHOMIAS. Synodontis omias (non Giinth.), Vaill. N. Arch. Mua. (3) viii. 1896, p. 130, pi. xiii. fig. 2. Synodcntis acanthomias, Botileng. Ann. Mus. Congo, Zool. i. p. 46, pi. xxiii. (1899), and Poiss. Bass. Congo, p. 310 (1901). Depth of body equal to or a little greater than length of head, 3§ to 4f times in total length. Head as long as broad or slightly longer than broad, feebly rugose above from between the eyes ; snout obtusely Fig. Synodontis acanthomias. Type (A. M. C). |. pointed, lj to ltj- times length of postocular part of head; eye supero- lateral, 5^ to 1\ times in length of head, 2 to 3 times in interorbital width ; lips moderately developed ; praemaxillary teeth forming a broad and rather short band ; movable mandibular teeth nearly ^ diameter of eye, 36 to 50 in number. Maxillary barbel not distinctly margined, 1 to 1| times length of head, reaching anterior third or middle of pectoral spine ; outer mandibular barbels twice as long as inner, with long slender branches, inner with shorter branches bearing tubercular ramifications. Gill-opening not extending downwards beyond root of pectoral spine. Occipito-nuchal shield obtusely tectiform, rough like. 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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