. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. G4 CTPRINODONTID.^i. longest ray about J lengtli of hend. Anal i-1-15. Pectoral about | length of head, extending to base of ventral ; latter small, nearly equally distant from end of snout and from root of caudal. Caudal rounded, a little longer than head. Caudal peduncle IJ to H times as long as Fi<'. Jlaplochdns loati. Type(). f deep. 24-2-j scales in longitudinal series, 14 round body in front of ventrals; no lateral-line j)its. Yellowish olive above, the scales
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. G4 CTPRINODONTID.^i. longest ray about J lengtli of hend. Anal i-1-15. Pectoral about | length of head, extending to base of ventral ; latter small, nearly equally distant from end of snout and from root of caudal. Caudal rounded, a little longer than head. Caudal peduncle IJ to H times as long as Fi<'. Jlaplochdns loati. Type(). f deep. 24-2-j scales in longitudinal series, 14 round body in front of ventrals; no lateral-line j)its. Yellowish olive above, the scales edged with darker, whitish beneath ; usually a fine blackish lateral line ; lins >\hite, without markings. Total length 25 millim. White Nile, Bahr-el-Gebcl. 1-40. Types. L:iko No. ' L. Lont, Esq. (C). 41-44. Ad. â â H. H. Kino-. Esq. (P.). 45. Ad. Fashoda. L. Loat. Ks<i. (C). 4(). Ad. (.ioii(]okoro. â ). HAPLOCHILrs KIXCJII. Buuleiig. Ann. eV: Mag. N. H. (8) xii. lOlil. p. :)(')(â ). Depth of body 3J to 4 times in total lengtli, length of liead 3 to o| times. Head flat above; snout very short, shorter than eye, which J'itr. 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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