. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. MASTACEMBELUS. 141 U. MASTACEMBELUS OPHIDIUM. Giintli. Pi-oc. Zool. Soc. 1893, p. G30 ; Bouleng. Poiss. Bass. Congo, p. 499 (1901), and Tr. Zool. Soc. xvii. 190G, p. 576. Body feebly compressed, subcyliiidrical, its depth 21 to 28 times in total length; length of head 8|- to 10 times. Vent much nearer end of snout than caudal, its distance from head 2|- to 2f times length of latter. Snout 2 to 2-| times as long as e}e, ending in an appendage which is shorter than latter; mout
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. MASTACEMBELUS. 141 U. MASTACEMBELUS OPHIDIUM. Giintli. Pi-oc. Zool. Soc. 1893, p. G30 ; Bouleng. Poiss. Bass. Congo, p. 499 (1901), and Tr. Zool. Soc. xvii. 190G, p. 576. Body feebly compressed, subcyliiidrical, its depth 21 to 28 times in total length; length of head 8|- to 10 times. Vent much nearer end of snout than caudal, its distance from head 2|- to 2f times length of latter. Snout 2 to 2-| times as long as e}e, ending in an appendage which is shorter than latter; mouth extending to below posterior border of eye ; no pvseorbital or prseopercular spines. Dorsal XXX- XXXIII 100-120; spines very short; distance between first spine and Eig. Mastacemhelus ojphidhim. Burton Gulf, f. head about | length of latter. Anal I 115-130. Caudal pointed, the tail strongly attenuate behind. Pectoral ^ length of head. Scales extremely small, about 25 between origin of soft dorsal and lateral line. Pale olive-brown above, with roundish spots of a darker brown, white beneath ; dorsal and pectoral spotted with brown; anal and caudal of a light orange colour, unspotted. Total length 330 millim. Lake Tanganyika. 1-5. Types. 6. Ad. Near Ujiji. Burton Gulf. E. Coode Hore, Esq. (P.). Dr. W. A. Cunnington (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 [by Taylor and Francis]
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