. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. FUNDULUS. '-)( n. fundulukS t^niopygus. Fandiihts [Xothohrancldus) orthonotus, var., Hilgend. Sitzb. Ges. nut. Fr. Berl. 1888, p. 78. Koillol)randlius taniopf/r/iis, Hilgoml. op. cit. 1891, p. 20. Finnlulns frrniopi/r,„s, Pfeff. Tliier\v. , Fisclio, p. 48 (189G) ; Hilgend. Zool. Jalirl)., .Sjst. xxii. 1905, p. 116 ; Bouleng. Y'lAi. Kile, p. 413, pi. Ixxix. fig. 5 (1907). Depth of body of times in total length, length of head 3 to 3 J times. Upper suiflice of head convex f
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. FUNDULUS. '-)( n. fundulukS t^niopygus. Fandiihts [Xothohrancldus) orthonotus, var., Hilgend. Sitzb. Ges. nut. Fr. Berl. 1888, p. 78. Koillol)randlius taniopf/r/iis, Hilgoml. op. cit. 1891, p. 20. Finnlulns frrniopi/r,„s, Pfeff. Tliier\v. , Fisclio, p. 48 (189G) ; Hilgend. Zool. Jalirl)., .Sjst. xxii. 1905, p. 116 ; Bouleng. Y'lAi. Kile, p. 413, pi. Ixxix. fig. 5 (1907). Depth of body of times in total length, length of head 3 to 3 J times. Upper suiflice of head convex from between the eyes ; snout shoi t and broad; mouth directed upwards; lower jaw projecting; eye 3J times in length of head, 1J times in interorbital width ; space between eye and lip very narrow, the latter forming an angle fitting into a notch close to the former. Dorsal 17, originating a little in advance of anal and at Fi". Fandulus t(enio2nj' d , type (F. N.). equal distance from eye and from root of caudal, longest rays | to | length of head. Anal 17-18. Small spine-like tubercles on the dorsal and anal in the male. Pectoral about | length of head ; ventral midway between end of snout and root of caudal. Caudal rounded. Caudal peduncle IJ times as long as deep. 30-31 scales in longitudinal series, 22-24 round body in front of ventrals; lateral line indicated by an interrupted series of pits. Male brown, with dark edges to the scales ; dorsal fin dark purplish brown ; anal and caudal purplish broAvn, with a whitish band across the middle. Female lighter and uniformly coloured. Total length 52 millim. Lake Victoria, Lake Tshaya in Unyamwesi, and Bubu River, south of Lake Mauyara.—Types in Berlin Museum. 1-3. Ad. Bulju R. near Irango. Prof. 0. Neumann (C). '• Bou II/III. 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 per
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