. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. e:\gkaulicypkts. 213 4. EUGRAULICYPRIS BOTTEGI. Neohola bottegi, Vincig. Ann. Mus. Genova, (2) xv. 1895, p. 57, pi. v. fig. 1, and xvii. pp. 31, 364, and xix. 1898, p. 261 ; Bouleng. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1903, ii. p. 332, and Fish. Nile, p. 268 (1907). Depth of body 5 to 6 times in total length, length of head 4 to 4f times. Head 1§ to 2 times as long as broad; snout pointed, not projecting beyond mouth, shorter than eye, which is nearly 3 times in length of head and equals inter
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. e:\gkaulicypkts. 213 4. EUGRAULICYPRIS BOTTEGI. Neohola bottegi, Vincig. Ann. Mus. Genova, (2) xv. 1895, p. 57, pi. v. fig. 1, and xvii. pp. 31, 364, and xix. 1898, p. 261 ; Bouleng. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1903, ii. p. 332, and Fish. Nile, p. 268 (1907). Depth of body 5 to 6 times in total length, length of head 4 to 4f times. Head 1§ to 2 times as long as broad; snout pointed, not projecting beyond mouth, shorter than eye, which is nearly 3 times in length of head and equals interorbital width ; mouth extending to below anterior fourth or anterior third of eye; suborbitals covering greater part of cheek. Gill-rakers few and very short. Dorsal II 7-8, its origin corresponding to or slightly in advance of that of the anal, about twice as far from end of snout as from caudal; first branched. Enijraulicyj'f'S bottegi. Type, after Vincinguerra (J. c). ray longest, about § length of head. Anal II 15-17. Pectoral acutely pointed, usually reaching ventral. Caudal deeply forked. Caudal 6™ 7- peduncle twice as long as deep. Scales 40-45 ^r^, 1 between lateral line and ventral, 14 round caudal peduncle. Yellowish brown above, silvery on the sides ; fins colourless. Total length 73 millim. Somaliland, Southern Ethiopia, Omo River and Lake Rudolf.—Types in Genoa Museum. 1-3. Hgr. Ganana R. at Lugh. Capt. V. Bottego (0.) ; Genoa Museum (P.). 4-6. Ad. & hgr. Wubbi R. (Webi Shebeli). Prof. 0. Neumann and Baron 0. v. Erlanger (0.). 7-8. Ad. Modjo R. 9-12. Ad. Iraro R. 13-14. Ad. & hgr. Omo R. Prof. O. Neumann ((J.). 5. ENGRAULICYPRIS MINUTU8. Neolola minuta, Bouleng. Tr. Zool. Soc. xvii. 1906, p. 549, pi. xxxii. fig. 1. Depth of body 6 times in total length, length of head 5 times. Snout pointed, not extending beyond mouth, shorter than eye, which is. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced
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