Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History) . ouleng. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1898, p. 813 ; Panpenh. Mitth. Zool. Mus. Berl. hi. 1907, p. 360 ; Bouleng. Pish. Nile, p. 59, pi. xi. fig. 1 (1907).Mormyrus c/uentheri, Bouleng. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1898, p. aynus, Pappenh. t. c. p. 361, pi. xiii. figs. 1 & 2. Depth of body 4| to 5£ times in total length, length of head 4j to 4ftimes. Head 1 j to If times as long as deep, with curved upper profile;snout about \ as long as postocular part of head, projecting a littlebeyond mouth, the width of which measur
Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History) . ouleng. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1898, p. 813 ; Panpenh. Mitth. Zool. Mus. Berl. hi. 1907, p. 360 ; Bouleng. Pish. Nile, p. 59, pi. xi. fig. 1 (1907).Mormyrus c/uentheri, Bouleng. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1898, p. aynus, Pappenh. t. c. p. 361, pi. xiii. figs. 1 & 2. Depth of body 4| to 5£ times in total length, length of head 4j to 4ftimes. Head 1 j to If times as long as deep, with curved upper profile;snout about \ as long as postocular part of head, projecting a littlebeyond mouth, the width of which measures about half length of head ;teeth notched, 8-12 in upper jaw, 12-16 in lower; eye moderate, f to \length of snout or interorbital width. Dorsal 67-75, originating well inadvance of ventrals, 4 to 5 times as long as anal. Anal 17-20, originating MORMYRTJS. 129 a little nearer base of caudal than base of pectoral. Pectoral roundedor obtusely pointer!, J to f length of lie id; ventral about \ length ofhead. Caudal for the greater part scaled, with rounded lobes. Caudal Fig. Mormyrus 7ins$ Nile (F. N.). i- peduncle 1^ to 2 times as long as deep, f to £ length of head. 88-98scales in lateral line, .)(j^ in transverse series on body, ,-pjy in transverseseries between dorsal and anal, 28-30 round caudal peduncle. Grey orbrown, lighter beneath. Total length 350 millim. Lower Nile to Bahr-el-Gebel, Niger, Volta.—Types in Paris Museum. 1-2. Ad. 3. Bkel. 4. Ad. Fashoda, Wliitc Nile. J- Polkom, Baro II. (Sobat). 5. Ad. Kenisseh, Bahr-nl-Gribe f>. Ad. (Type of Niger. M. fju&iitheri.) 7. Ad. Benue N. of Ibi. L. Loat, Esq. (C). )Mr. P. 0. Zajihiro ((.); W. N. McMillan, Esq. (P.).L. Loat, Esq. ((...).Mr. •). T. Dalton ((.). H. L. Norton Traill, Esq. (C). 2. MORMYRUS ANCHIETiE. Guimaraes, Jorn. Sc. Lisb. x. 1884, p. 4, pi. i. fig. 3 ; Bouleng. Proc. Zool. , p. 814. Depth of body 4 to -5^ times in total length, length of head 4 to 4itimes. Head \\ to
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