. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 412 XV-XVI 8-10 ; spines increasing in length to the last, which measures f to | length of head ; longest soft rays \ to f length of head. Anal III 8-10 ; third spine longest, as long as and stronger than longest dorsal. Pectoral pointed, f to f length of head, reaching vertical of origin of anal, or a little beyond. Ventral reaching origin of anal or a little beyond. Caudal truncate. Caudal peduncle I§ to \\ times as c 19—22 long as
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 412 XV-XVI 8-10 ; spines increasing in length to the last, which measures f to | length of head ; longest soft rays \ to f length of head. Anal III 8-10 ; third spine longest, as long as and stronger than longest dorsal. Pectoral pointed, f to f length of head, reaching vertical of origin of anal, or a little beyond. Ventral reaching origin of anal or a little beyond. Caudal truncate. Caudal peduncle I§ to \\ times as c 19—22 long as deep. Scales feebly denticulate, 30-33 j^jg ; lateral lines -j^j. Fig. Pelmatochromis rvponianus. Type (Ann. Mus. Genova, 1911). Brownish, uniform or with 6 or 7 rather indistinct darker cross-bauds ; a dark vertical bar may be present below the eye ; ventrals blackish in the male, at least at the base, yellowish in the female. Total length 140 millim. Fupon Falls, Victoria Nile.—Types in Genoa Museum. 1-3. Types. Jinja. Dr. E. Bayon (C.) ; Genoa Museum (P.). 27. PELMATOCHROMIS MICRODON. Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) xvii. 1906, p. 441. and Fish. Nile, p. 490, pi. lxxxix. fig. 4 (1907). Depth of body equal to length of head, 3 times in total length. Head. 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 : Sold by Longmans & Co. , B. Quaritch, Dulau & Co. , and at the British Museum (Natural History)
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