. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. TILAPIA. 151 2. TILAPIA SHIRANA. Oveochromis shiramis, Bouleng. Proc. Zool. Soc. 189G, p. 916, fig. ; Pellegr. Mem. Soc. Zool. France, xvi. 1904, p. 355. Tilapia sJiirana, Bouleng. Tr. Zool. Soc. xv. 1898, p. 4, and Proc. Zool. Soc. 1899, p. 111. Depth of body 2 to 2'f times in total length, length of head 3 times. Head 1| to If times as long as broad ; snout rounded, with straight or Fig. 98,. Head of Tilapia sliirana. Type (P. Z. S. 1896). slightly concave upper profile, a lit
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. TILAPIA. 151 2. TILAPIA SHIRANA. Oveochromis shiramis, Bouleng. Proc. Zool. Soc. 189G, p. 916, fig. ; Pellegr. Mem. Soc. Zool. France, xvi. 1904, p. 355. Tilapia sJiirana, Bouleng. Tr. Zool. Soc. xv. 1898, p. 4, and Proc. Zool. Soc. 1899, p. 111. Depth of body 2 to 2'f times in total length, length of head 3 times. Head 1| to If times as long as broad ; snout rounded, with straight or Fig. 98,. Head of Tilapia sliirana. Type (P. Z. S. 1896). slightly concave upper profile, a little broader than long, J to J post- ocular part of head; eye 4 to 5 times in length of hend, If to 2 times in intcrovbital width, equal to or a little less than prteorbital depth ; mouth moderate, f to | width of head, extending to between nostril and eye; teeth in 5 to 8 series, 70 to 100 in outer series of upper jaw; 2 or 3 series of scales on the check, width of scaly part not greater than. 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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