. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. 370 spines increasing in length to the last, which measures ^ to f length of head ; soft rays only a little longer, unless produced into filaments. Anal III 12-14; third spine a little shorter but stouter than last dorsal. Pectoral f to f length of head, extending to vertical of origin of anal. Ventral reaching vent. Caudal deeply notched. Caudal peduncle nearly twice as long as deep. Scales cycloid or indistinctly 6 54-69 denticulate, 60-69 jg:3g; lateral lines 35
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. 370 spines increasing in length to the last, which measures ^ to f length of head ; soft rays only a little longer, unless produced into filaments. Anal III 12-14; third spine a little shorter but stouter than last dorsal. Pectoral f to f length of head, extending to vertical of origin of anal. Ventral reaching vent. Caudal deeply notched. Caudal peduncle nearly twice as long as deep. Scales cycloid or indistinctly 6 54-69 denticulate, 60-69 jg:3g; lateral lines 3573^, the upper extending to caudal peduncle or to root of caudal. Brownish above; silvery white Fig. Pai-atUapia stenosoma. Type (Tr. Z. S. 1901). i beneath, with or without blackish spots and longitudinal bands; dorsal blackish at the tips of the raj s. Total length 240 millim. Lake Tanganyika. 1-2. Tvjics. S. end of L. Tanoanyika, Prof. J. E. S. Moore (C). 3. Type. Maswa, S. ol: Ujiji. 4- Ad. Kaboge. Dr. W. A. Cunnington (C). 50. PARATILAPIA SIIOROLEPIS. T'dapla microJepis, Bouleng. Tr. Zool. Soc. xv. 1899, p. 94, pi. xx. fio-. .3, Ann. Mus. Congo, Zool. i. p. 151, pi. Iv. fig. 3 (1900), Poiss, Bass. Congo, p. 478 (1901), and Tr. Zool. Soc. xvi. 1901, p. 158, and xvii. 190G, p. 572, Bonlengerochromis microlepis, Pellegr. Mem. Soc. Zool. France, xvi. 1904, p. 304. Depth of body 3^ to 4 times in total length, length of head 3 to 3^ times. Head 2 to 2i times as long as broad, with feebly curved upper profile; snout obtusely pointed, longer than broad, as long as. 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, George Albert, 1858-1937. London, Printed by order of the Trustees [by Taylor and Francis]
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