Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History) . l length ; snout § as long as postocular part of: head ; eye lateral, 4^—5 times in length o£ head 2. K. spekii, Gthr., p. 171. Dorsal above base of ventral ; head about 1^ times as long as broad, 4|—5 times in total length ; snout as long as postocular part of head ; eye supero- [p. 171. lateral, 4i—5 times in length of head 3. K. cameronensis, Blgr., 1. KNERIA Verh. Ges. Wien, xvi. 1866, p. 770, pi. xvii. fig. 1 ; Giinth. vii. p. 372 (1868). Body cylindrical in fron
Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History) . l length ; snout § as long as postocular part of: head ; eye lateral, 4^—5 times in length o£ head 2. K. spekii, Gthr., p. 171. Dorsal above base of ventral ; head about 1^ times as long as broad, 4|—5 times in total length ; snout as long as postocular part of head ; eye supero- [p. 171. lateral, 4i—5 times in length of head 3. K. cameronensis, Blgr., 1. KNERIA Verh. Ges. Wien, xvi. 1866, p. 770, pi. xvii. fig. 1 ; Giinth. vii. p. 372 (1868). Body cylindrical in front, its depth G-g- to 7 times in total deeper than broad, twice and \ as long as broad, its length 5^ to 6times in total length ; snout half as long as postorbital part of head,with spine-like tubercles in the male; eye lateral, well visible frombelow, 3 to 3-| times in length of head; interorbital width § length ofhead. Dorsal II 8, originating behind vertical of base of ventrals andat equal distance from eye and from root of caudal, longest ray nearly Fig. Kneria Ngola. as long as head. Anal III 9, equally distant from root of ventrals andfrom root of caudal. Pectoral f length of head. Caudal deeply forked,with pointed lobes. Caudal peduncle twice and \ as long as scales in lateral line. Yellowish to dark brown above, whitishbeneath; a lateral series of black dots ; a black dot at base of ventraland usually two at base of anal. Total length 90 millim. Angola.—Type in Vienna Hgr. Bange Ngola. Dr. W. J. Ansorge (0.). KNEEIA. 171 2. KNERIA Cat. Fish. vii. p. 372 (1868). Body cylindrical in front, its depth 7 times in total length. Head asbroad as deep, twice as long as broad, its length 6 times in total length;snout § length of postocular part of head ; eye lateral, just visible fromoelow, 4|- to 5 times in length of head ; interorbital width f length ofhead. Dorsal II 8, originating above ventr
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