. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. Fig. 34. .'*^5^. as^S^f^^ Anabas nanus. Type, after Giinther (I. c). 8. ANABAS NANUS. Ctenopoma nanwn, Gunth. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (6) xvii. 189(3, p. 269, pi. xiii. fig. B. Anabas maarfatus (non Thomin.), Bouleng. Ann. Mus. Congo, Zoo], ii. p. 51 (1882); Steind. Denkschr. Ak. AVien, lxxxix. 1913, p. 50. Depth of body equal to length of head, 2| to 3 times in total length. Snout rounded, as long as or a little shorter than eye, which is 4
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. Fig. 34. .'*^5^. as^S^f^^ Anabas nanus. Type, after Giinther (I. c). 8. ANABAS NANUS. Ctenopoma nanwn, Gunth. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (6) xvii. 189(3, p. 269, pi. xiii. fig. B. Anabas maarfatus (non Thomin.), Bouleng. Ann. Mus. Congo, Zoo], ii. p. 51 (1882); Steind. Denkschr. Ak. AVien, lxxxix. 1913, p. 50. Depth of body equal to length of head, 2| to 3 times in total length. Snout rounded, as long as or a little shorter than eye, which is 4 to 4^ times in length of head and nearly equals interorbital width ; maxillary extending to below anterior fourth of eye ; no palatine teeth ; prseorbital, praeoperculum, and interoperculum entire; suboperculum entire or more or less strongly denticulate; 2 to 5 spines above and one or two below opercular notch. 5 or 6 very short gill-rakers on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XV-XVII 7-10; last spine longest, about ji length of head; longest soft rays | to | length of head. Anal VI1-IX 9-11, similar to dorsal. Pectoral f to f length of head. Ventral, in adult, produced into a filament, reaching beyond origin of anal. Caudal rounded. Caudal peduncle 2 to 2^ times as deep as. 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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