. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. CICHLlDiE. from the latter by the larger eye, the diameter of which is 83 (young) to 5 times in length of head and equal, or nearly equal, to width of scaly Pig. Faratilapia prognatha, Type(). |. part of cheek. Dorsal XIV-XVI 8-10. 'Scales 32-36 ^^; lateral lines Y\-ir Coloration similar to that of P. serranus, one or two dark lateral stripes being usually present. Total length 170 millim. Lake Victoria and Victoria Nile.—Types in Paris Museum. 1, 2. Two of the types.
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. CICHLlDiE. from the latter by the larger eye, the diameter of which is 83 (young) to 5 times in length of head and equal, or nearly equal, to width of scaly Pig. Faratilapia prognatha, Type(). |. part of cheek. Dorsal XIV-XVI 8-10. 'Scales 32-36 ^^; lateral lines Y\-ir Coloration similar to that of P. serranus, one or two dark lateral stripes being usually present. Total length 170 millim. Lake Victoria and Victoria Nile.—Types in Paris Museum. 1, 2. Two of the types. Kavirondo Bay. 3-10. Ad., hgr., & yg. 11-12. Ad. 13-14. Ad. 15-lG. Ad. & yg. Entebbe. Buiijako. L. Victoria. L. Salisbury. M. Alluaud (C.) ; Paris Museum (E.). Mr. E. Dcgen (C). Sir H. H. Johnston (P.). Sir F. J. Jackson (P.). 18. PARATILAPIA SERRANUS. Ilemichromis serranus, PEeff. Thiervv. , Fische, p. 23 (1896). Panitllapia serranus, Bouleng. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1898, p. 143, and 1901, ii. p. 161 (part.) ; Pellegr. Mem. Soc. Zool. Fnince, x\i. 1904, p. 265 ; Bouleng. Fish. Nile, p. 471, pi. Ixxxvii. fig. 1 (1907), and Ann. Mus. Genova, (3) v. 1911, p. 65. Depth of body equal to or a little less than length of head, 2-{'(y to 4 times in total length. Head 2y to 2^ times as long as broad; lower jaw feebly projecting ; snout as long as broad or a little longer than broad, with straight or convex upper profile, 1 (young) to If times as long as eye, which is 03 (young) to 5 times in length of head, 1 to \h. 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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