Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History) . ), and Poiss. , p. 218 (1901).Body strongly compressed, its depth 3£ to of times in total \\ to 1\ times as long as broad, 4 to 5 times in total length ;snout rounded, very prominent, slightly longer than postocular part ofhead; eye siipero-lateral, 3^ (young) to 8 times in length of head, 11 to4 times in interorbital width; width of snout, with lips, f to | lengthof head ; lips with transverse plica? on inner surface, upper entire, lowerfringed with conical papilla?; rostral flap with
Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History) . ), and Poiss. , p. 218 (1901).Body strongly compressed, its depth 3£ to of times in total \\ to 1\ times as long as broad, 4 to 5 times in total length ;snout rounded, very prominent, slightly longer than postocular part ofhead; eye siipero-lateral, 3^ (young) to 8 times in length of head, 11 to4 times in interorbital width; width of snout, with lips, f to | lengthof head ; lips with transverse plica? on inner surface, upper entire, lowerfringed with conical papilla?; rostral flap with denticulate edge; twomuch developed barbels on each side, much longer than e\e in adult, * This specimen, in bad condition, vas referred by Giinther to L. senega)ensis. LABEO.—DISCOGNATHUS. 343 about as long as eye in young; small tubercles on end of snout. DorsalIII 10-11, nearly equally distant from end of snout and from caudal,emarginate, longest ray a little longer than head. Anal II 5, notextending beyond root of caudal. Pectoral as long as head, not reaching Fig. 258. Vai/. Labeo (A. M. C). \. ventral, the first ray of which is below 7th or 8th of dorsal. Caudalwith deep angular notch. Caudal peduncle as long as deep. Scales 171 gl 40-41 Qi2_1(ji, 6 between lateral line and root of ventral, 20-22 roundcaudal peduncle. Purplish above, yellowish white beneath, the dorsalscales edged with darker; dorsal pale yellow; young with a largeblackish spot on caudal peduncle. Total length 500 millim. Lower Congo.—Types in Congo Museum, Tervueren. 1. Hgr., one of the Ad. & Yg. Be Bangala Country. Capt. Wilverth (C).M. P. Delhez (C).M. Ue Meuse (C). 2. DISCOGNATHUS. Heekel, Russeggers Reise, i. pL ii. p. 1027 (1843) ; Griinth. Cat. Fish. vil. p. ti8(1868) ; Bouleng. Fish. Nile, p. 180 (1907). Body moderately or feebly compressed, covered with moderately largescales. Lateral line equally distant from the back and from the inferior, transv
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