. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. CYPRLNID/E. 1209 34. LABEO CAPENSIS, A. Smith. Gilchrist & Thompson, t. c. p. 301. 34 a. LABEO RUBROMACULATUS. Gilchrist & Thompson, t. c. p. 350, fig. Body compressed, its depth 3J times in total length, length of head 41 times. Head If times as long as broad; snout rounded, feebly extending beyond upper lip, longer than postocular part of head and 2|- times in length of head; eye lateral, Gf- times in length of head ; iuterorbital widt
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. CYPRLNID/E. 1209 34. LABEO CAPENSIS, A. Smith. Gilchrist & Thompson, t. c. p. 301. 34 a. LABEO RUBROMACULATUS. Gilchrist & Thompson, t. c. p. 350, fig. Body compressed, its depth 3J times in total length, length of head 41 times. Head If times as long as broad; snout rounded, feebly extending beyond upper lip, longer than postocular part of head and 2|- times in length of head; eye lateral, Gf- times in length of head ; iuterorbital width a little more than -| length of head; width of mouth, with lips, a little more than § length of head ; lips rather feebly developed, Fisr. Labeo rubromuculatus. Type (Aim. S. Afr. Mus.). f. upper lip entire, lower feebly fringed with rounded papilhe and with the lower margin festooned; rostral flap with a denticulate fringe; two barbels on each side, the anterior f diameter of eye, the posterior -f-. Dorsal III 9, equally distant from nostrils and from root of caudal, border concave ; longest ray nearly as long as head. Anal II 5, not reaching caudal. Pectoral about as long as head, not reaching ventral; base of latter below 3rd or 4th branched ray of dorsal. Caudal deeply notched, crescentic, with pointed lobes. Caudal peduncle 1 ^ times as Si long as deep. Scales 43-p, 6-^- between lateral line and root of ventral, 20 round caudal peduncle. Dark olive-brown above, silvery beneath; VOL. IV. P. 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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