. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. PAEATILAPIA. 355 XV 12-13 ; spines increasing in length to the last, which is ^ length of head; longest soft rays nearly as long as head. Anal III 10; third spine 5 length of head. Pectoral as long as head, reaching vertical of origin of anal. Ventral reaching beyond origin of anal. Caudal rounded. Caudal peduncle as long as deep or a little deeper than long. Scales cycloid, 31-33 j|; lateral lines ^^j:^. Olive above, pale green beneath, with a purplish-brown bar at the base of
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. PAEATILAPIA. 355 XV 12-13 ; spines increasing in length to the last, which is ^ length of head; longest soft rays nearly as long as head. Anal III 10; third spine 5 length of head. Pectoral as long as head, reaching vertical of origin of anal. Ventral reaching beyond origin of anal. Caudal rounded. Caudal peduncle as long as deep or a little deeper than long. Scales cycloid, 31-33 j|; lateral lines ^^j:^. Olive above, pale green beneath, with a purplish-brown bar at the base of the scales; pectorals Fig. Paratilajiia yibhlceps. Type (Tr. Z. 8. 1911). |. pale olive, ventrals dark olive; dorsal, anal, and caudal greyish ; dorsal edged with red, the soft part with regular series of round purplish- brown spots ; similar spots on the caudal ; anal with round pink spots. Total length 200 millim. Lake Ngami Basin. 1-2. Types. Okovango R. R. B. Woosnam, Esq. (C). 37. PARATILAPFA FREDKRKT. Chromijs frederici, Castcln. Mem. Toiss. Afr. Austr. p. 15 (18G1). ChromidotUapia {Y) frederici, Bouleng. Proc. Zool. Soc. 18'J8, \k 151. Faratilapia frederici, Bouleng. Tr. Zool. Soc. xviii. I'Jll, }). 10'.>, pi. xxxix. fig. 1. Depth of body 2\ times in total length, length of head 3 times. Head twice, or a little over twice, as long as broad, upper profile slightly. 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, Albert, 1858-1937. Codicote, Herts. [Eng : Wheldon and Wesley
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