. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 268 CICHLIDiE. II. 4-6 series oE scales on the cheek; 10-16 gill-rakers on lower part of anterior arch. D. XVII-XIX 8-10; A. Ill 7-8; Sc. 32- 34 jf=™; 10-13 gill-rakers ; snout l£-2 times as long as eye 3. P. polyodon, Blgr., p. 270. D. XIX 8 ; A. Ill 7; Sc. 35 y|; 13 gill-rakers; snout 1£ times as long as eye 4. P. nyassa>, Blgr., p. 272. D. XVIII-XX 8-9 ; A. Ill 7-8; Sc. 32- 34 t^-te ; 12-16 gill-rakers ; snout not or 14-15 ' ° but slightly
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 268 CICHLIDiE. II. 4-6 series oE scales on the cheek; 10-16 gill-rakers on lower part of anterior arch. D. XVII-XIX 8-10; A. Ill 7-8; Sc. 32- 34 jf=™; 10-13 gill-rakers ; snout l£-2 times as long as eye 3. P. polyodon, Blgr., p. 270. D. XIX 8 ; A. Ill 7; Sc. 35 y|; 13 gill-rakers; snout 1£ times as long as eye 4. P. nyassa>, Blgr., p. 272. D. XVIII-XX 8-9 ; A. Ill 7-8; Sc. 32- 34 t^-te ; 12-16 gill-rakers ; snout not or 14-15 ' ° but slightly longer than eye 5. , Blgr., p. 273. Tig. Petrochromis tanyanicce. 1. PETROCHROMIS TANGANIOE. Chromts tanyanicce, Giinth. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1893, p. 630, fig. Tilapia tanyanicce, Bonleng. Tr. Zool. Soc. xv. 1898, p. 5, and Proc. Zool. Soc. 1899, p. 113. Petrochromis tanyanicce, Bouleng. Poiss. Bass. Congo, p. 480 (1901) ; Pellegr. Mem. Soc. Zool. France, xvi. 1904, p. 351. Depth of body 2 to 2f times in total length, length of head 2f to 3 times. Head twice or a little less than twice as long as broad ; snout 1|- to H times as long as eye, which is 3| to 4£ times in length of head and If to 2 times in interorbital width; mouth extending to below nostril or a little beyond ; o series of scales on the cheek, depth. 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 : Sold by Longmans & Co. , B. Quaritch, Dulau & Co. , and at the British Museum (Natural History)
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