. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. STNODONTIS. 399 riff. 302. of licad, twice in interorbital width; lips moderately developed ; prge- maxillaiy teeth forming a long and moderately broad band; movable mandibular teeth about ^ diameter of eye, forming a long series, about 75 in number. Maxillary barbel not margined, a little longer than head, extending a little beyond base of pectoral spine; mandibular barbels short, outer about J length of head, with simple branches, inner shorter and with ramified branches. Gill
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. STNODONTIS. 399 riff. 302. of licad, twice in interorbital width; lips moderately developed ; prge- maxillaiy teeth forming a long and moderately broad band; movable mandibular teeth about ^ diameter of eye, forming a long series, about 75 in number. Maxillary barbel not margined, a little longer than head, extending a little beyond base of pectoral spine; mandibular barbels short, outer about J length of head, with simple branches, inner shorter and with ramified branches. Gill- opening not extending downwards. /m0^^ Sjinodontis poli/odon. After Vaillant, /. c. §. beyond root of pectoral spine. Occipito-nuchal shield with feeble vermicular rugosities, obtusely tectiform, a little broader than long, with posterior processes obtuse. Humeral process striated, keeled, longer than deep, acutely pointed. Shin villose on sides. Dorsal I 7; spine nearly as long as head, striated, smooth in front, feebly serrated behind. Adii)ose dorsal o^ times as long as deep, about 1^ times as long as its distance from rayed dorsal. Anal III 8, obtusely pointed in front. Pectoral spine as long as head, strongly serrated on both sides, especially on the inner. Ventral not reaching anal. Caudal deeply notched. Caudal peduncle as long as deep. Brownish ; caudal with traces of dark spots forming four or five transverse series. Total length 175 millim. Ogowe.—Type in Paris 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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