. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 20G CICHLIDJE. postocular part of head ; eye 3|- times in length of head, a little less than interorbital width ; mouth extending to between nostril and eye; teeth very small, in 5 series; 3 series of scales on the cheek. Gill- rakers short, 11 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XVIl 9 ; spines equal from the fifth, J length of head. Anal III 7 ; third spine longer than longest dorsal. Pectoral f length of head, not reaching vertical of origin of anal. Caudal rounded, slight
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 20G CICHLIDJE. postocular part of head ; eye 3|- times in length of head, a little less than interorbital width ; mouth extending to between nostril and eye; teeth very small, in 5 series; 3 series of scales on the cheek. Gill- rakers short, 11 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XVIl 9 ; spines equal from the fifth, J length of head. Anal III 7 ; third spine longer than longest dorsal. Pectoral f length of head, not reaching vertical of origin of anal. Caudal rounded, slightly emarginate, covered with scales. Caudal peduncle nearly as long as deep. Scales cycloid, 29 J J; lateral lines ^. Olive; an ill-defined dark spot behind the eye and another at the base of the origin of the soft dorsal. Total length 170 millim. Alima R., Upper Congo.—Type in Paris Museum. 41. TILAPIA SPARRMANI. A. Smitli, 111. Zool. S. A£r., Fish. pi. v. (1840) ; Boulencr. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1899, p. 119, and Poiss. 13a,ss. Congo, p. 462 (1901); Pellegr. Mem. Soc. Zool. France, xvi. 1904, p. 319 ; Bouleng. Tr. Zool. Soc. xviii. 1911, p. 417. Chromis sparinanni, Giinth. Cat. Fish. iv. p. 269 (18(J2). Chromis nilotinis, part., Peters, Reise Mossanib. iv. p. 23 (1808). Tilapia fouloni, Bonleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) xvi. 1905, p. 017. Depth of body 2 to 2f times in total length, length of head 3 to 3| Fie. Tilap'ia sparrmani. Type. times. Head If to 1| times as long as broad; snout with straight or slightly convex or slightly conrave upper profile, broader than 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, Albert, 1858-1937. Codicote, Herts. [Eng : Wheldon and Wesley
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