. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. TJLAPIA. 185 Gill-rakers short, 12 to 15 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XV- XVI (rarely XVII) 9-11 * ; spines subequal fiom the sixth or seventh, or last longest, f to not quite J length of head ; longest soft rays f to J length of head. Anal 111 8-9; third spine ^ to | length of head. Pectoral as long as or a little longer than head, extending to vertical of origin of anal or a little beyond. Vertical reaching vent or anal, or not so far. Caudal truncate or feebly but v
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. TJLAPIA. 185 Gill-rakers short, 12 to 15 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XV- XVI (rarely XVII) 9-11 * ; spines subequal fiom the sixth or seventh, or last longest, f to not quite J length of head ; longest soft rays f to J length of head. Anal 111 8-9; third spine ^ to | length of head. Pectoral as long as or a little longer than head, extending to vertical of origin of anal or a little beyond. Vertical reaching vent or anal, or not so far. Caudal truncate or feebly but very distinctly emarginate. Caudtil peduncle deeper than long. Scales cycloid or very feebly denticulate, 27-31 ^y~^^; latenl lines [jEj^- Brown, grey, or olive, with Fig. Tilaj)ia dolloi. Type (A. M. C). f. or without small black spots, belly white; lower half of head often black, or with ink-black spots ; young with ill-defined narrow dark bars ; pectorals white, other fins grey or black, soft dorsal often with round light spots. Total length 155 millim. Spanish Guinea to Congo.—Types in Congo Museum, Tervueren. 1. Hgr. Benito U., Guinea. O. L. Batei>, Esq. (C). •2. Ad. Sette Cainu, Gaboon. 3-5. Ad., hgr., k yg. Landana, Portug. Congo. Dr. Jackson (C.) ; Hon. W. llothschild (P.). * 11 iu oue specimen froui 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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