. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. Synodontis acanthomias, Type (A. M. C). {.. pointed, 1| to 1^ times length of postocular part of head; eye supero- lateral, 5£ to 1\ times in length of head, 2 to 8 times in interorbital width ; lips moderately developed ; preemaxillary teeth forming a broad and rather short band ; movable mandibular teeth nearly \ diameter of eye, 36 to 50 in number. Maxillary barbel not distinctly margined, 1 to H times length of head, reaching anterior third
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. Synodontis acanthomias, Type (A. M. C). {.. pointed, 1| to 1^ times length of postocular part of head; eye supero- lateral, 5£ to 1\ times in length of head, 2 to 8 times in interorbital width ; lips moderately developed ; preemaxillary teeth forming a broad and rather short band ; movable mandibular teeth nearly \ diameter of eye, 36 to 50 in number. Maxillary barbel not distinctly margined, 1 to H times length of head, reaching anterior third or middle of pectoral spine ; outer mandibular barbels twice as long as inner, with lon^ slender branches, inner with shorter branches bearing tubercular ramifications. Gill-opening not extending downwards beyond root of pectoral spine. Occipito-nuchal shield obtusely tectiform, rough like. 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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