. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 422 of interorbital region, which is slightly convex ; occipital region convex ; lips moderately developed; praemaxillary teeth forming a short and broad band ; movable mandibular teeth ^ diameter of eye, 19 to 21 in number. Maxillary barbel with a narrow marginal membrane at base, nearly as long as head, extending to base of pectoral spine ; mandibular barbels with slender simple branches, outer nearly twice as long as inner. Gill-op
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 422 of interorbital region, which is slightly convex ; occipital region convex ; lips moderately developed; praemaxillary teeth forming a short and broad band ; movable mandibular teeth ^ diameter of eye, 19 to 21 in number. Maxillary barbel with a narrow marginal membrane at base, nearly as long as head, extending to base of pectoral spine ; mandibular barbels with slender simple branches, outer nearly twice as long as inner. Gill-opening not extending below base of pectoral fin. Occipito- nuchal shield simply convex, rugose and pitted, lj to 1^ times as long as broad, ending in two blunt points. Humeral process covered with granular asperities, 1J times as long as broad, acutely pointed, not Fig. Synodontis victorkn. Type (F. N.). i. extending so far back as occipito-nuchal process. Dorsal I 6-7 ; spine straight, f length of head, smooth in front, feebly serrated behind. Adipose dorsal 4 to 5 times as long as deep, If to 2 times as long as its distance from rayed dorsal. Anal IV 8. Pectoral spine a little shorter than head, not reaching ventral, feebly serrated on outer side, strongly on inner. Caudal deeply forked, upper lobe the longer. Caudal peduncle as long as deep or slightly longer. Brown above, white beneath, the brown parts with rather large round darker spots, which may be very indistinct. Total length 250 millim. Lake Victoria. 1. Type. Entebbe. 2. Type. Buganga, Mr. E. Degen (C).. 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 : Sold by Longmans & Co. , B. Quaritch, Dulau & Co. ,
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