. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. 114 Grammistes servus, Bloch, Schneid. Sysf,. Iclitliyol. i. p. 185 (1801). Coins trivittatus. Ham. Buch. Fisli. Ganges, p. 92 (1822). Therapon timorlensis, Quoy & Gaim. Voy. Uian. & Physic, Zool. p. 311 (1824). Therapon servus, Cav. & Val. Hist. 125 (1829), and vii. p. 479(1831) ; Riipp. N. AViibelth. Abyss., Fische, p. 95 (1840) ; Giinth. Cat. Fish. i. p. 278 (1859) ; Peteis, Reise Mossamb. iv. p. 10 (18G8) ; Bleek. Atl. Ichthyol. vii. p
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. 114 Grammistes servus, Bloch, Schneid. Sysf,. Iclitliyol. i. p. 185 (1801). Coins trivittatus. Ham. Buch. Fisli. Ganges, p. 92 (1822). Therapon timorlensis, Quoy & Gaim. Voy. Uian. & Physic, Zool. p. 311 (1824). Therapon servus, Cav. & Val. Hist. 125 (1829), and vii. p. 479(1831) ; Riipp. N. AViibelth. Abyss., Fische, p. 95 (1840) ; Giinth. Cat. Fish. i. p. 278 (1859) ; Peteis, Reise Mossamb. iv. p. 10 (18G8) ; Bleek. Atl. Ichthyol. vii. p. 112, p]. xxxiv. fig. 2 (1875) ; Giinth. Fische Siidsee, p. 2(3 (1873). Therapon trivittatus, Cantor, Cat. Mai. Fish. p. 19 (1850). Therapon jarlua, Klunz. Verb, Ges. Wien, xx. 1870, p. 729; Day, Fish. Ind. p. 09, pi. xviii. fig. 4 (1875j; Klunz. Fische Eoth. Meer. p. 26 (1884) ; Jord. & Scale, Bull. Bur. Fishes, xxv. 1906, p. 263. Depth of body 2f to ?)\ times in total length, length of head 3 to 3-^ times. Snout convex, as long as eye in adult, a little shorter in young ; Fig. <^'i#4«er« J Thtrapoii jarbmi. ludiii. After Bay (oji. eit.). ^. eye 3 (y(Jung) to 3f times in length of head, interorbital width 3 to 3^ times ; maxillary extending to below anterior third or centre of eye ; a broad band of villiform teeth, with an outer series of rather large teeth; cheek and opercle covered with small scales ; whole border of pree- operculum serrated, the serrse strongly enlarged at the angle; a very strong and long opercular spine. Gill-rakers 10-13 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XI-XII 10-11, originating behind vertical of axilla; first spine very short, third, fourth, or fifth longest, i to f length of head, last much longer than penultimate ; anterior soft rays longest, shorter than longest spines. Anal III 7-8; second and third spines equal, or third a little longer, as long as or a little longer than last dorsal. Pectoral -?- to 5- length of h
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