. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum. Freshwater fishes. 302 ADDENDA, VOL. II. siiioutli or t'et'bly rugose abovu ; ()cci|)iUil process narrow, in contact with the small interneural shield : snout obtusely pointed, nearly as long as broad ; eye 3 (young;) to -1 times in length of head, equal or nearlv equal to interorbital width ; width of mouth LIff to o times in length of head : l)ra'maxillary band of teeth straight, nearly 3 times as long as broad ; teeth on ])alate reduced to two small narrow bonds ; nasal barbel j to i diameter of eye, maxillary barbel i l
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum. Freshwater fishes. 302 ADDENDA, VOL. II. siiioutli or t'et'bly rugose abovu ; ()cci|)iUil process narrow, in contact with the small interneural shield : snout obtusely pointed, nearly as long as broad ; eye 3 (young;) to -1 times in length of head, equal or nearlv equal to interorbital width ; width of mouth LIff to o times in length of head : l)ra'maxillary band of teeth straight, nearly 3 times as long as broad ; teeth on ])alate reduced to two small narrow bonds ; nasal barbel j to i diameter of eye, maxillary barbel i length of head in adult, | to | in young. 14 to 16 gill-rakers on lower ])art of anterior arch. Dorsal I G, \^ to 11 times as di--t;int from caudal as from end of snout; spine very fiebly serrated beiiind, ^ to j length of head ; tiist soft ray longest, at FiL'. Cli n/sichfJn/s Jiliimeiilusus. T>pH (.A. .M. C). k. least as long as head, usually iimrh longer. Adipose dorsal small, its base i to -1^ its distance from rayed dorsal. Anal 11-13, 7-8 rays branched. Pectoral nearly | length of head ; spine strongly serrated on inner border. Caudal deeply forked, lobes long and pointed, upper longer, 3 to 3| times as long as median rays. Oaudal peduncle H to ] 5 times as long as deep. Olive-brown above, white bjneath, silvery on the sides ; fins greyish, end of dorsal blackish. Total length 21-5 millim. Chiloango. 1. Typo. 2. Tvp. :',-[. T\p.'?. • i-ti. Tvpei^. 7. Type. \ cry closelv LiiaM ]{. at Huco Zan. „ at LiMido. IiOanf;o 1{. at X'Kiitii. Lebuzi R. at Kiiku 3Iiuii (Jhiioatiffo Town. Dr. W. J. Ansorge (C). ill illicci to C. 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 Boulenger, George Albert, 1858-1937; British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology. Lond.
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