. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 300 41. PAUATILAPIA DIMIDIATA. Chromis lateristriga, part., Giinth. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1864, p. 312. ITemichromis dimidiatus, Giinth. t. c. p. 313. Paratilapia dimUiiata, Boulontr. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1898, p. 145 ; Pellegr. Mem. Soc. Zool. France, xvi, 1904, p. 2(34. Depth of body 3 to 3J times in total length, length of head 2f to 3 times. Head 2\ to 2^ times as long as broad, with straight or slightly curved upper profile; lower jaw projecting; snout rounded, as long as
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 300 41. PAUATILAPIA DIMIDIATA. Chromis lateristriga, part., Giinth. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1864, p. 312. ITemichromis dimidiatus, Giinth. t. c. p. 313. Paratilapia dimUiiata, Boulontr. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1898, p. 145 ; Pellegr. Mem. Soc. Zool. France, xvi, 1904, p. 2(34. Depth of body 3 to 3J times in total length, length of head 2f to 3 times. Head 2\ to 2^ times as long as broad, with straight or slightly curved upper profile; lower jaw projecting; snout rounded, as long as broad or a little longer than broad, as long as postocular part of head; eye 4^ to 5| times in length of head, 1\ to I5 times in inter- orbital width, equal to or a little less than praeorbital depth ; mouth not extending to below anterior border of eye ; teeth in 3 to 5 series, outer moderate or rather large, 40 to 60 in upper jaw ; 4 or 5 series of scales on the cheek, width of scaly part equal to or greater than Fijr. Paratilapia dimidiata. L. Nyassa. f. diameter of eye. Gill-rakers short, 10 or 11 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XVI-XVIII 10-12; spines increasing in length to the last, which measures -J length of head; longest soft rays | to f length of head. Anal III 10-11 ; third spine as long as middle dorsals. Pectoral § to | length of head, not extending to vertical or origin of anal. Ventral not reaching beyond vent. Caudal densely scaled, feebly but distinctly emarginate. Caudal peduncle IJ to If times as long as deep. Scales cycloid or very indistinctly denticulate, 34-36 joiii ; lateral lines fs^- Olive-brown above, silvery white beneath ; a blackish. 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. C
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