. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 180 CICHLIDjE. 20. TILAPIA AUROMARGINATA. Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. II. (8) ii. 1908, p. 241. Depth of body 2| times in total length, length of head 3^ to ?>\ times. Head twice as long as broad ; snout rounded, with straight or slightly convex upper profile, nearly as long as broad, as long as postocular part of head; eye 3^ to 4 times in length of head, If times in interorbital width, equal to prseorbital depth; mouth moderate, § width of
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 180 CICHLIDjE. 20. TILAPIA AUROMARGINATA. Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. II. (8) ii. 1908, p. 241. Depth of body 2| times in total length, length of head 3^ to ?>\ times. Head twice as long as broad ; snout rounded, with straight or slightly convex upper profile, nearly as long as broad, as long as postocular part of head; eye 3^ to 4 times in length of head, If times in interorbital width, equal to prseorbital depth; mouth moderate, § width of head, extending to between nostril and eye; teeth small, many on the sides simply conical, in 4 or 5 series, 60 to 80 in outer series of upper jaw; 3 or 4 series of scales on the cheek, width of scaly part equal to diameter of eye. Gill-rakers rather short, tuberculate, 15 to 17 Fig. Tdapia auromarginata. Type. |. on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XVII—XVIII 11; spines increasing in length to the last, which is a little less than ^ length of head; longest soft rays f to f length of head. Anal III 10; third spine f length of head. Pectoral as long as head, not reaching origin of anal. Ventral reaching origin of anal. Caudal densely scaled, distinctly emarginate. Caudal peduncle \\ to If times as long as deep. Scales cycloid or very indistinctly denticulate, 33-35 p^; lateral lines jr-ifs. Dark blue above, bluish white beneath; dorsal and anal dark blue,. 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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