. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 452 CICHLID^. 1. XENOTILAPIA SIMA. Bouleng. Tr. Zool. Soc. xv. 1899, p. 92, pi. xix. fig. 5, Ann. Mus. Congo, Zool. i. p. 147, pi. liv. fig. 5 (1900), and Poiss. Bass. Congo, p. 441 (1901) ; Pellegr. Mem. Soc. Zool. Fiance, xvi. 1904, p. 370 : Bouleng. Tr. Zool. Soc. xvii. 1906, p. 569. Depth of body 3§ to i\ times in total length, length of head 3 to 3| times. Snout very short and deep, with very steep convex upper profile; eye very large, oval
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 452 CICHLID^. 1. XENOTILAPIA SIMA. Bouleng. Tr. Zool. Soc. xv. 1899, p. 92, pi. xix. fig. 5, Ann. Mus. Congo, Zool. i. p. 147, pi. liv. fig. 5 (1900), and Poiss. Bass. Congo, p. 441 (1901) ; Pellegr. Mem. Soc. Zool. Fiance, xvi. 1904, p. 370 : Bouleng. Tr. Zool. Soc. xvii. 1906, p. 569. Depth of body 3§ to i\ times in total length, length of head 3 to 3| times. Snout very short and deep, with very steep convex upper profile; eye very large, oval, 2^ times in length of head and much exceeding interorbital width; mouth nearly straight, horizontal, extending to below anterior border of eye; 3 or 4 series of scales on the cheek. Gill-rakers very short, broad, truncate, 9 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal X1V-XV 12-14 ; spines subequal from the fifth, ^ length of head; longest soft rays f length of head. Anal III 11-12; third spine as long as longest dorsals. Pectoral as long as head, extending beyond Fis. Xenotilapia sima. Type (Tr. Z. S. 1899). vertical of origin of anal. Ventral extending a little beyond origin of anal. Caudal with deep crescentic notch. Caudal peduncle 1| to 2 times as long as deep. Scales strongly denticulate, 37-41 jq^ ; lateral 35-56 lines 2ir28- Brownish above, with or without a few large round darker 5-18 spots, whitish beneath ; a blackish opercular spot; a shining golden spot on the suboperculum; dorsal greyish, other fins yellowish. Total length 150 millim. Lake Tanganyika.—Type in Congo Museum, Tervueren. 1. One o£ the types. Moliro. Capt. Lemaire (C). 2. Ad. Albertville. Capt. Hecq (C). 3. Skel. " ?> -1-5. Ad. Niamkolo. Dr. W. A. Cunnington (C).. 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 Britis
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