. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. ECTODUS.—ENANTIOPUS. 447 is 21 to 2f times in length of head and exceeds interorbital width ; mouth extending to between nostril and eye; 2 or 3 series of scales on the cheek. Gill-rakers short, 11-12 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XIII-XIV 13-15 ; spines weak, subequal from the eighth or increasing in length to the last, which measures f to i length of head ; soft rays not or but slightly longer than the spines. Anal III 8-11.' Pectoral as long as or a little longer
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. ECTODUS.—ENANTIOPUS. 447 is 21 to 2f times in length of head and exceeds interorbital width ; mouth extending to between nostril and eye; 2 or 3 series of scales on the cheek. Gill-rakers short, 11-12 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XIII-XIV 13-15 ; spines weak, subequal from the eighth or increasing in length to the last, which measures f to i length of head ; soft rays not or but slightly longer than the spines. Anal III 8-11.' Pectoral as long as or a little longer than head, extending to vertical of origin of anal. Ventral reaching vent or a little beyond. Caudal with Fig. Ectodus descampsii. Moliro (Tr. Z. S. 1899). f. deep crescentic notch. Caudal peduncle IJ to 1| times as long as deep. Scales finely denticulate, 34-38 jy^jj ; lateral lines x^rra- Brown above, yellowish beneath ; a dai'k spot sometimes present on the posterior part of the spinous portion. Total length 95 millim. Lake Tanganyika.—Type in Congo Museum, Tervueren. 1-2. Ad. Sumbu. Dr. W. A. Cunnington (C). 3. Skel. i> ); 4. Ad. Uvira. Dr. L. Stappers (C). 21. ENANTIOPUS. Edodm, part., Bouleiig. Tr. Zool. Soc. xv. 1898, p. 21, and Poiss. Bass. Congo, p. 437 (1900) ; Pellegr. Mem. Soc. Zool. France, xvi. 1904, p. 367. Enantiopus, Bouleng. Tr. Zool. Soc. xvii. 1906, p. 569. Body elongate ; scales ctenoid; two incomplete lateral lines. Teeth small, conical, in two series, those of the outer series of the lower jaw directed outwards, nearly perpendicular to the inner. Maxillary nearly entirely folding under the prseorbital. A large papillose pad on each side of the pharynx, forming a strong protuberance in front of the upper part of the branchial arches. Dorsal with 13 to 15 spines, anal with Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrati
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