. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum. Freshwater fishes. 210 ADDENDA, YOL. T. peduncle 1| times as long as deep. Scales 41 ,;i, 4. between lateral line and ventral, 16 round caudal peduncle. Brownish above, each scale with a dark spot, white beneath; fins whitish. Total length 105 millim. Angola. 1. Type. LiKMlla R. !it Lnoall:i. Dr. W. J. Ansorge (('.). VARICORHIXUS VARICOSTOMA. Bouleng Ann. & Mag. N. H. (8) vi. 1910, p. 'AG. Depth of body of limes in total length, length of head 5 times. Snout rounded, much broader than long, as long as eye, which is
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum. Freshwater fishes. 210 ADDENDA, YOL. T. peduncle 1| times as long as deep. Scales 41 ,;i, 4. between lateral line and ventral, 16 round caudal peduncle. Brownish above, each scale with a dark spot, white beneath; fins whitish. Total length 105 millim. Angola. 1. Type. LiKMlla R. !it Lnoall:i. Dr. W. J. Ansorge (('.). VARICORHIXUS VARICOSTOMA. Bouleng Ann. & Mag. N. H. (8) vi. 1910, p. 'AG. Depth of body of limes in total length, length of head 5 times. Snout rounded, much broader than long, as long as eye, which is 3 times in length of head and Ij times in interorbital width; mouth Fig. Vuricorhirms varicnstoiiia. Type, f: straight, its width ^ length of head, with a thick upper lip covered with round papillic ; smaller papilUc behind the cutting-edge of the lower iaw ; a single barbel on each side, at angle of mouth, -^ diameter of eye. Dorsal IV 10, equally distant from centre of eye and from root of caudal; last simple ray very strong, bony, not serrated, straight, li times length of head ; border of fin strongly emarginate. Anal III 5, longest ray as long as head. Pectoral as long as head, not reaching ventral; latter inserted below anterior rays of dorsal. Caudal deeply forked. Caudal. 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, 1858-1937; British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology. Lond.
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