. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 232 depth of the scaly part below the eye about | diameter of latter. Gill- rakers short, some bifid, 7 or 8 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XV-XVI 8-10 (usually 9) nearly equal in length from the fifth or sixth, about f length of head ; longest soft rays ^ to 5- length of head. Anal III 8-9 (usually 9) ; third spine longest, as long as longest dorsals. Pectoral acutely pointed, as long as or a little shorter than head, reaching vertical of origin of anal. Vent
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 232 depth of the scaly part below the eye about | diameter of latter. Gill- rakers short, some bifid, 7 or 8 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XV-XVI 8-10 (usually 9) nearly equal in length from the fifth or sixth, about f length of head ; longest soft rays ^ to 5- length of head. Anal III 8-9 (usually 9) ; third spine longest, as long as longest dorsals. Pectoral acutely pointed, as long as or a little shorter than head, reaching vertical of origin of anal. Ventral reaching, or nearly reaching, origin of anal. Caudal truncate. Caudal peduncle 1^ to If times as long FiV T'dapia pdJllda. Type (Ann. Mus. Genovfl, 1911). as deep. Scales feebly denticulate, very small on pectoral region, 30-33 4-.^ lateral lines 18-23 J, j2, iciucictj g_i3. Yellowish or pale brownish, with 6 to 8 more or less distinct dark cross-bars, which may be traversed by a dark lateral band extending from the eye to the caudal fin; fins yellowish or pale brownish, soft dorsal and caudal sometimes with small round dark spots. Total length 130 raillim. Lake Victoria and E-ipon Falls.—Types in Genoa Museum. 1-4. Types. 5-10. Ad. & hgr. 11-14. Types. 15. Skel. Bussu, L. Victoria. L. Victoria. Jinja, Ripon Falls. Dr. E. Bayon (C.) ; Genoa Museum (P.). G(]. TILAPIA PAPPENHEIMI. Bouleng. in Schubotz, Wiss, Ergebn. Deutscb. Exped., Zool. iii. p. 254, pi. vii. fig. 1 (1914). Depth of body 3 to 3| times in total length, length of head 3 to 3{- times. Head 2J to 2\ times as long as broad, upper profile forming. 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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