. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. Clarias pachynema. Type (P. Z. S. 1907). Depth of body 6 J to 7 times in total length, length of head 4| to 5 times. Head If to 1^ times as long as broad, smooth or very feebly granulate ; occipital process acutely pointed; frontal fontanelle sole-shaped, about twice as long as broad; occipital fontanelle smaller, in advance of occipital process ; eye very small, 3 to 4 times in length of snout, 6 times in interorbital width, which equals about f length of head and exceeds width


. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. Clarias pachynema. Type (P. Z. S. 1907). Depth of body 6 J to 7 times in total length, length of head 4| to 5 times. Head If to 1^ times as long as broad, smooth or very feebly granulate ; occipital process acutely pointed; frontal fontanelle sole-shaped, about twice as long as broad; occipital fontanelle smaller, in advance of occipital process ; eye very small, 3 to 4 times in length of snout, 6 times in interorbital width, which equals about f length of head and exceeds width of mouth ; band of prge- maxillary teeth 2| to 3 times as long as broad ; vomerine teeth conical, forming a short curved band which, in the middle, is as broad as the piffimaxillary band; barbels thick and papillose at the base; nasal "ta Bou i/ii. 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, Albert, 1858-1937. Codicote, Herts. [Eng : Wheldon and Wesley


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