. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. ANGUILLA. 9 4-5. Hgr. Zanzibar. Sir L. Playfair (P.). 6. Hgr. „ Sir J. Kirk (0.). 7. Ad. Unigeni R., near Pietermaritzburg. Dr. E. "Warren (P.). 8-9. Hgr. Durban. Mr. T. Ay res (C). 10. Ad. Buffalo R., near King Williams- Major H. Trevelyan (P.). town. 11. Ad.,skin,type Johanna, Comoro Is. Sir L. Playfair (P.). of A. johannic. 12. Skel. ? 4. ANGUILLA AUSTRALIS. Richards. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1841, p. 22, and Tr. Zool. Soc. iii. 1843, p. 157; M.
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. ANGUILLA. 9 4-5. Hgr. Zanzibar. Sir L. Playfair (P.). 6. Hgr. „ Sir J. Kirk (0.). 7. Ad. Unigeni R., near Pietermaritzburg. Dr. E. "Warren (P.). 8-9. Hgr. Durban. Mr. T. Ay res (C). 10. Ad. Buffalo R., near King Williams- Major H. Trevelyan (P.). town. 11. Ad.,skin,type Johanna, Comoro Is. Sir L. Playfair (P.). of A. johannic. 12. Skel. ? 4. ANGUILLA AUSTRALIS. Richards. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1841, p. 22, and Tr. Zool. Soc. iii. 1843, p. 157; M. WTeber, Zool. Jahrb., Suppl. xv. i. 1012, p. 593. Anguilla bicolor, McClcll. Calc. Journ. N. H. 1845, p. 178, pi. vi. fig. 1; Giinth. Cat, Fish. p. 35 (1870). Murcena macrocephala, Rapp, Jahresh. Ver. Nat. 1849, p. 142, pi. ii. Murcena (Anguilla) virescens, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1852, p. 684. A)iguilla amblodon, Playf. & Giinth. Fish. Zanzib. p. 125, fig. (1800) ; Giinth. Cat, p. 37. Anguilla virescens, Peters, Reise Mossanib. iv. p. 101, pi. xxiii. fig. 2 (1808) ; Pfeff. Thierw. , Fische, p. 71 (1890) ; Giinth. Fische Siidsee, p. 392 (1910). Anguilla virescens, part., Giinth. Cat. p. 35. Fig. «.. Anguilla australis. Licuare E. (type of A. virescens), after Peters (Eeise Mossamb.). |. Teeth forming broad bands, in 4 to 10 series on the sides of the upper and lower jaws *. Mouth extending to below posterior border of eye * In this, as in other species, the bands of teeth are wider in the adult than in the young, the great width of these bands in the type of A. amblodon being due to its large size (1070 millim.).. 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
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