. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum. Freshwater fishes. 172 .ADDENDA, VOL. I. 50. All. Luculla 1!., Chiloanijo. l>i-. W. J. Ansoroe (('.). jjl. Ad. Liicola R. near ('al)iiiila. ,, 52-58. Ad. Lao-OS, J. Cadman, Es^c). (P.). la. PELLONULA LEONENSIS, ?p. n. Depth of body 5 times in total length, length of head 3| times. Snout pointed, nearly as long as eye, which is 3 times in length of head and equals 1^ times interorbital width; chin feebly projecting beyond snout; maxillary extending to below anterior fourth of eye; teeth Pig. PMoHula leonensis. Type.
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum. Freshwater fishes. 172 .ADDENDA, VOL. I. 50. All. Luculla 1!., Chiloanijo. l>i-. W. J. Ansoroe (('.). jjl. Ad. Liicola R. near ('al)iiiila. ,, 52-58. Ad. Lao-OS, J. Cadman, Es^c). (P.). la. PELLONULA LEONENSIS, ?p. n. Depth of body 5 times in total length, length of head 3| times. Snout pointed, nearly as long as eye, which is 3 times in length of head and equals 1^ times interorbital width; chin feebly projecting beyond snout; maxillary extending to below anterior fourth of eye; teeth Pig. PMoHula leonensis. Type. small, the larger confined to anterior extremity of mandible. Gill- rakers long and slender, 35-40 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal 16, equally distant from centre of eye and from root of caudal, longest rays f length of head. Anal 10, a long way behind , nearer root of caudal than base of ventral. Pectoral f length of head, widely separated from ventral. Ventral below anterior rays of dorsal. Caudal deeply forked, with ])ointed lobes. Caudal peduncle 1^ times as long as deep. 45 scales in longitudinal series, 11-12 in transverse series; IG keeled scutes between isthmus and ventrals, 10 between ventrals and anal. Yellowish, dotted with black above ; a silvery lateral band. Total length 57 millim. Sierra Leone. 1-2. Types. North Sherbo district. N. W. Thomas, Esq. (P.). Intermediate between P. vorax and P. miodon. 3. ODAXOTHRISSA, Bl^r. 1 a. 0DAXUT11H18SA ANSOKGII. 'iig. Ann. .t Mag-. N. H. (.s) vi. 1910, p. 541. Depth of body equal to length of head, 3 to oh times in total length. Snout as long as eye, which is 3 to 3^ times in length of head and exceeds interorbital width; cliin strongly projecting; maxillary. 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 Boulenger, George Albert, 1858-
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