. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. EUCH1LICHTHTS. times in interocular width ; base of adipose fin | to £ its distance from Depth of bod}' 4£ times in total length ; eye 5 to 5^ times in length of head, 2 times in interocular width ; base of adipose fin nearly equal to its distance from dorsal .... 487 2. E. royauxi, Blgr., p. -488. 3. E. dybowskti, Vaill., p. 489. 1. EUCHILICHTHYS GUENTHERI. Atopochilus guentheri, Schilth. Tijdschr. Nederl. Dierk. Ver. (2) iii. 1891,
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. EUCH1LICHTHTS. times in interocular width ; base of adipose fin | to £ its distance from Depth of bod}' 4£ times in total length ; eye 5 to 5^ times in length of head, 2 times in interocular width ; base of adipose fin nearly equal to its distance from dorsal .... 487 2. E. royauxi, Blgr., p. -488. 3. E. dybowskti, Vaill., p. 489. 1. EUCHILICHTHYS GUENTHERI. Atopochilus guentheri, Schilth. Tijdschr. Nederl. Dierk. Ver. (2) iii. 1891, p. 86., pi. vi. fig. 2. Euchilichthys guentheri, Ann. & ling. N. H. (7) vi. 1900, p. 523, and Poiss. Bass. Congo, p. 331 (1901). Depth of body § its greatest width, 7 times in total length. Head large, much depressed, covered with soft skin, a little longer than broad, its length 3-^ times in total length; snout broadly rouuded, nearly twice as long as postocular part of head ; nostrils nearer end of Fisr. Eiuliiluhthtjs guentheri. Type. i. snout than eye, the diameter of which is 10 times in length of head, 5 times in interocular width ; buccal cleft straight, nearly half length of head; mandibular teeth notched; lateral barbel j length of head, posterior barbels about half diameter of eye. Dorsal I 6, originating immediately behind pectorals ; spine strong, covered with skin, measuring j length of head. Adipose fin -| its distance from rayed dorsal. Anal 10 (3 rays rudimentary). Pectoral spine ^ length of head, its. 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. , and at the British Museum (Natural Histor
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