. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. CYPEINIDJE. 217 peduncle 1^ times as long as deep. Scales 35 =|, 3 between lateral line and ventral, 14 round caudal peduncle. Dark brown above, yellowish beneath ; fins dark grey. Total length 170 millim. Angola. 1. Type. Lucalla E. at Lucalla. Dr. W. J. Ansorge (C). 3 a. VAEICORHINUS SANDERSI. Bouleng. Ann. Mus. Congo, Zool. ii. 3, p. 11, pi. xix. fig. 1 (1912). Depth of body 2§ to 3J times in total length, length of head 4>h to 5 times. Sn
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. CYPEINIDJE. 217 peduncle 1^ times as long as deep. Scales 35 =|, 3 between lateral line and ventral, 14 round caudal peduncle. Dark brown above, yellowish beneath ; fins dark grey. Total length 170 millim. Angola. 1. Type. Lucalla E. at Lucalla. Dr. W. J. Ansorge (C). 3 a. VAEICORHINUS SANDERSI. Bouleng. Ann. Mus. Congo, Zool. ii. 3, p. 11, pi. xix. fig. 1 (1912). Depth of body 2§ to 3J times in total length, length of head 4>h to 5 times. Snout rounded, much broader than long, about $ length of Tig. 137. VaricovJiinus sandersi. Type. head; eye 3| (young) to 5| times in length of head, interorbital width If to 2 times; mouth feebly curved, its width § (young) to f that of head; no barbels; numerous small tubercles on sides of head. Dorsal III 10 (rarely 9), equally distant from nostrils or eye and from root of caudal; last simple ray very strong, bony, not serrated, ossified part f to | length of head; border of fin strongly emarginate. Anal III 5, sometimes reaching base of caudal. Pectoral as long as or a little longer than head, not reaching ventral ; latter inserted below. 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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