. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 4GT} 47. SYNODONTIS FILAMENTOSUS. Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) viii. 1901, p. 10, and Fish. Nile, p. 371, pi. Ixix. (1907). Depth of body equal to length of head, 4 times in total length. Head 1^ times as long as broad, feebly rugose between eyes and on occiput; snout rounded, as long as postocular part of head ; eye supero-lateral, o^ times in length of head, Ij times in interorbital width; occiput simply convex ; lips moderately developed ; praemaxillary teeth
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 4GT} 47. SYNODONTIS FILAMENTOSUS. Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) viii. 1901, p. 10, and Fish. Nile, p. 371, pi. Ixix. (1907). Depth of body equal to length of head, 4 times in total length. Head 1^ times as long as broad, feebly rugose between eyes and on occiput; snout rounded, as long as postocular part of head ; eye supero-lateral, o^ times in length of head, Ij times in interorbital width; occiput simply convex ; lips moderately developed ; praemaxillary teeth rather few, forming a short and broad band ; movable mandibular teeth barely J length of eye, 20 in number. Maxillary barbel broadly margined at the base, -f length of head, extending to base of pectoral fin; mandi- Eiji. 345. /^^^T^. Sij nodotitts Jilainentusus. Ty,)e(F. N.). .|. bular barbels with numerous lonix ramified branches, outer 1^ times as long as inner. Gill-opening not extending downwards beyond root of pectoral fin. Occipito-nuchal shield slightly rugose, obtusely tectiform, Ig- times as long as broad, posterior processes rounded. Humeral process a little longer than broad, flat, rounded behind, extending as far back as occipito-nuchal process. Dorsal I 7 ; spine strong, feebly serrated behind, striated in front, as long as head, with a filamentous prolongation exceeding it in length. Adipose dorsal 4-^ times as long as deep, twice as long as its distance from rayed dorsal; Anal 1\ 7,. 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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