. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. TIL APIA 261 89. TILAPIA MACROPHTHALMA. Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (8) ii. 1908, p. 212. Depth of body nearly equal to length of head, 2^ to 3 times in total length. Head 2^ to 2^ times as long as broad; snout rounded, with very convex upper profile, as long as broad or a little broader than long, as long as postocular part of head ; eye longer than snout, 2J to 2| times in length of head, exceeding interorbital width and praeorbital depth ; mouth rather small, f to f width
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. TIL APIA 261 89. TILAPIA MACROPHTHALMA. Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (8) ii. 1908, p. 212. Depth of body nearly equal to length of head, 2^ to 3 times in total length. Head 2^ to 2^ times as long as broad; snout rounded, with very convex upper profile, as long as broad or a little broader than long, as long as postocular part of head ; eye longer than snout, 2J to 2| times in length of head, exceeding interorbital width and praeorbital depth ; mouth rather small, f to f width of head, extending to between nostril and eye ; teeth in 2 series, outer very small and slender, about 60 in upper jaw; 2 or 3 series of scales on the cheek, width of scaly part about J diameter of eye. Gill-rakers short, 11 or 12 on lower part of Fig. Tilapia macro£ihthalma. Type. anterior arch. Dorsal XV-XVII 10-11 ; last spine longest, about J length of head and | longest soft rays. Anal III 8-9 ; third spine as long as longest dorsal. Pectoral a little longer than head, reaching vertical of oris^in of anal. Ventral reachins; vent or anal. Caudal deeply emarginate. Caudal peduncle 1-^ to 1-^ times as long as deep. Scales finely denticulate, 32-34^; lateral lines ^^^. Brownish above, silvery white beneath, uniform or with very indistinct numerous darker vertical bars; a brown opercular spot; spinous dorsal with a dark and liofht edge. Total length 80 millim. Lake Nyassa. 1-5. Types. L. Nyassa. 6. Skel. 7. Ad. KondowG to Karons. Capt. E. L. Rhoadcs(P.), 18 Bon II/III A. Whvte, Esq. (C.) ; Sir II. II. Johnston (P.).. 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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