. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 210 Spiojffl's of the Species. I. Anal 13-15, its origin below or a little farther back than that of dorsal. L. 1. 48-52 ; month not extending quite to be-low anterior border of eye ; depth of body 6-7 times in total length . 1. E. sardella, Gthr., p. 210. L. 1. 50-52 ; mouth extending to below anterior third of eye ; depth of body 4^ times in total length 2. E. brevianalis, Blgr., p. 211. II. Anal 17-19, its origin below or slightly
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 210 Spiojffl's of the Species. I. Anal 13-15, its origin below or a little farther back than that of dorsal. L. 1. 48-52 ; month not extending quite to be-low anterior border of eye ; depth of body 6-7 times in total length . 1. E. sardella, Gthr., p. 210. L. 1. 50-52 ; mouth extending to below anterior third of eye ; depth of body 4^ times in total length 2. E. brevianalis, Blgr., p. 211. II. Anal 17-19, its origin below or slightly farther back than that of dorsal. L. 1. 48—52 ; mouth extending to below anterior border of eye .......... 3. E. argenteiis, Pellegr., p. 212. L. 1. 40-45; mouth extending to beyond ver- tical of anterior border of eye .... 4. J?, botfegi, p. 213. III. Anal 20, originating in advance of dorsal. L. 1. 37 ; mouth extending to below anterior border of eye 5. E. mimttus, Blgr., p. 213. 1. ENGRAULICYPRIS SARDELLA. Barilius sardetta, Giinth. Cat. Fish. vii. p. 292 (1868) ; Bouleng. Ann. Mas. Congo, Zool. i. p. 103 (1899). Eugraidicyprispinguis, Giinth. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1893, p. 627, fig. Depth of body 6 to 7 times in total length, length of head 4 to 4^ times. Head about '2\ times as long as broad; snout obtuse, as long as Fig. Engrail liei/pris sardetta. L. Nyassa. or a little longer than eye; chin projecting a little beyond snout; eye 3^ to 4 times in length of head and greater than interorbital width; mouth not extending quite to below anterior border of eye ; no naked space on cheek. Gill-rakers moderately long, close-set, about 30 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal II 9, originating above or a little in advance of anal, its distance from end of snout 2\ to 3 times its distance from caudal; first branched ray longest, about, ^ length of head. Anal III. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced
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