. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. TILAPIA. 263 91. TILAPIA INORNATA. Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (8) ii. 1908, p. 242. Depth of body equal to length of head, 3^ to 3$ times in total length. Head a little over twice as long as broad; snout rounded, with straight or slightly convex upper profile, as long as broad, as long as postocular part of head ; eye 2f to 3 times in length of head, exceeding interorbital width, nearly twice as long as least praeorbital depth; mouth small,
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. TILAPIA. 263 91. TILAPIA INORNATA. Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (8) ii. 1908, p. 242. Depth of body equal to length of head, 3^ to 3$ times in total length. Head a little over twice as long as broad; snout rounded, with straight or slightly convex upper profile, as long as broad, as long as postocular part of head ; eye 2f to 3 times in length of head, exceeding interorbital width, nearly twice as long as least praeorbital depth; mouth small, J to | width of head, extending to between nostril and eye; teeth very small, in 3 series, about 50 in outer series of upper jaw; 2 or 3 series of scales on the cheek, width of scaly part not half diameter of eye. Gill-rakers moderately long, 15 or 16 on lower part of anterior Fijr. Tilajna uiorwtta. Tyre- arch. Dorsal XVI-XVII 11-12 ; spines increasing in length to the last, which measures a little less than \ length of head ; longest soft rays not longer. Anal III 9 ; third spine a little more than £ length of head. Pectoral as long as head, not reaching origin of anal. Ventral barely reaching vent. Caudal with crescentic emargination. Caudal pe- duncle 1§ times as long as deep. Scales finely denticulate, 34-36 xjrr^; lateral lines j^jg. Silvery, back olive ; a dark opercular spot. Total length 95 millim. Lake Nvassa. 1-2. Types. L. Nvassa. Capt. E. L. Rhoades (P.).. 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, George Albert, 1858-1937. London : Printed by order of the Trustees : Sold by Longmans & Co. , B. Quaritch, Dulau & Co. , and at the British Museum (Natural History)
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