. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. ALLABENCHELYS. 267 length of heatl, inner -j to |. Gill-rakers moderately long, 10 to 12 on anterior arch. Clavicles hidden under the skin. Dorsal 65-75, its distance from occipital process § to f length of head. Anal 60-65. Both dorsal and anal narrowly separated from caudal. Pectoral about â ^ length of head, its spine feebly serrated on both sides and -§â to § the length of the fin. Ventrals 1^ to If times as distant from root of caudal as from end of snout. Caudal \ to
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. ALLABENCHELYS. 267 length of heatl, inner -j to |. Gill-rakers moderately long, 10 to 12 on anterior arch. Clavicles hidden under the skin. Dorsal 65-75, its distance from occipital process § to f length of head. Anal 60-65. Both dorsal and anal narrowly separated from caudal. Pectoral about â ^ length of head, its spine feebly serrated on both sides and -§â to § the length of the fin. Ventrals 1^ to If times as distant from root of caudal as from end of snout. Caudal \ to \ length of head. Olive- brown above, yellowish beneath ; anal with a light edge. Total length 205 millim. South Cameroon. 1-2. Types. Ja R. 3-4. Ad. 5. ftkel. â 6-9. Ad. & hgr. Nyong R. G. L. Bates, Esq. (C). 2. ALLABENCHELYS LONGICAUDA. Bouleng. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1902, i. p. 234, pi. xxii. fig. 1, and 1907, p. 1092. Depth of body 9 to 12 times in total length, length of head 5^ to 6 â. 9â2 times. Head \\ to 1-J times as long as broad, smooth above, the bony casque, in the middle of the head, f width of head; postorbital bone narrow ; occipital process acutely pointed; a small frontal fontanelle; occipital fontanelle very in- distinct; eye very small, 3 to 4 times in. - . | S - - â 35£'. 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 [by Taylor and Francis]
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