. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. 228 CICHLID^<:. spine about ^ length of head. Pectoral about f length of head, widely separated from anal. Ventral not reaching vent. Caudal rounded. Caudal peduncle as long as deep. Scales with strong marginal denticu- lation, 30-31 ^^; lateral lines ^j-; scales on occiput and nape very small. Olive-brown above, some of the scales black at the base; 5 or 6 more or less indistinct dark cross-bands; a blackish opercular spot; dorsal and caudal fins with small dark spots; a
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. 228 CICHLID^<:. spine about ^ length of head. Pectoral about f length of head, widely separated from anal. Ventral not reaching vent. Caudal rounded. Caudal peduncle as long as deep. Scales with strong marginal denticu- lation, 30-31 ^^; lateral lines ^j-; scales on occiput and nape very small. Olive-brown above, some of the scales black at the base; 5 or 6 more or less indistinct dark cross-bands; a blackish opercular spot; dorsal and caudal fins with small dark spots; a fine blackish edge to the dorsal and to the caudal above and beneath. Total length 115 millim. Upper Congo.—Types in Brussels Museum. 1. One o£ the tj'pps. Lindi R. 2-3. Ad. & yg. Stanley Falls. M. M. Storms (C.) ; Brussels Museum (P.). Dr. C. Chri^.ty (C). G2. TILAPIA HORII. Chromis /lori't, Guntli. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1893, p. 630, pi. Iviii. fig. A. Tilapia liorii, Bouleng. Proc, Zool. Soc. 1899, p. 122, and Poiss. Bass. Congo, p. 4G3 (1901) ; Pellegr. M(5m. Soc. Zool. France, xvi. 1904, p. 328 Tilapia rubrop^iaetata, Bonleng. Tr. Zool. Soc. xv. 1899, p. 93, pi. xx. fig. 2, Ann. Mu3. Congo, Zool. i. p. , pi. Iv. fig. 1 (1900), and Poiss. Ba<s. Congo, p. 4G4. Depth of body 3 to 3^ times in total length, length of head 2| to 2-| times. liead 2} to 2| times as long as broad ; snout with straight Fig. l.')0. M,7'NNv. Tilapia Jiorii. Type of T. ruhropimctata (Tr. Z. S. 1899). upper profile, longer than broad, as long as postocular part of head, IJ to 2 times as long as eye, which to 4f times in length of head and. 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 T
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