. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 32G 30 to 34 ill upper jaw ; 3 or 4 series of scales on the cheek, width of scaly part nearly equal to diameter of eye. Gill-rakers short, the largest T-shaped, 13 or 14 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XVII 8 ; spines increasing in length to the last, which measures -| length of head and about f longest soft rays. Anal III fi-7 ; third spine as long as longest dorsal. Pectoral f length of head, not Fig. Paratilapia afra. Type, after Giinther (P. Z. S. 189
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 32G 30 to 34 ill upper jaw ; 3 or 4 series of scales on the cheek, width of scaly part nearly equal to diameter of eye. Gill-rakers short, the largest T-shaped, 13 or 14 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XVII 8 ; spines increasing in length to the last, which measures -| length of head and about f longest soft rays. Anal III fi-7 ; third spine as long as longest dorsal. Pectoral f length of head, not Fig. Paratilapia afra. Type, after Giinther (P. Z. S. 1893). extending to vertical of origin of anal. Ventral reaching vent. Caudal rounded. Caudal peduncle slightly longer than deep. Scales finely Q 91_99 denticulate, 29-32 ^o \ In^teral lines -gi^J'. Dark brown ; fins blackish. Total length 93 millim. Lake Nyassa. 1-2. Types. L. Nyassa. Rev. J. A. Williams (P.). 11. PARATILAPIA MODESTA. Jleniichromis modestus, Giinth. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1893, p. 625, pi. Ivii. fig. A. Paratilapia modesta, Bouleng. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1898, p. 144; Pellcgr. Mem. Soc. Zool. France, xvi. 1904, p. 2G4. Depth of body equal to or a little less than length of head, 2| to 3 times in total length. Head 2J to 2J times as long as broad, with straight or slightly concave upper profile; lower jaw projecting; snout rounded, longer than broad, as long as postocular part of head; eye 4 to 4| times in length of head, equal to or a little less or a little more than interorbital width, nearly equal to prirorbital depth; mouth extending to below anterior border of eye, or not quite so far; teeth in 3 or 4 series, outer largest, CO to 70 in upper jaw; 3 or 4 series of. 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. Codicot
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