. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. BELONOGLAXIS. )09 1. BELONOGLANIS TENUIS. Bouleng. 1. c. pi. xiv. fig. 4. Depth of body 14 times in total length, length of head 7 times. Head much depressed, 1^ times as long as broad, covered above with granular asperities ; a A-shaped ridge on snout; no fontanelle ; occipital process trilobate ; snout acutely pointed, ^ length of head, strongly projecting beyond mouth ; eye G times in length of liead, 2^ times iu Fig. BelonoglarJs tenuis. Type (A. M. C). f. interocular
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. BELONOGLAXIS. )09 1. BELONOGLANIS TENUIS. Bouleng. 1. c. pi. xiv. fig. 4. Depth of body 14 times in total length, length of head 7 times. Head much depressed, 1^ times as long as broad, covered above with granular asperities ; a A-shaped ridge on snout; no fontanelle ; occipital process trilobate ; snout acutely pointed, ^ length of head, strongly projecting beyond mouth ; eye G times in length of liead, 2^ times iu Fig. BelonoglarJs tenuis. Type (A. M. C). f. interocular width. Maxillary barbel f length of head, mandibulars a little shorter. Coracoid with a broad, rounded, rugose process below base of pectoral. First dorsal 1 7, first ray as long as head. Anal 10 (first ray rudimentary). Pectoral nearly as long as head, not reaching ventral ; latter widely separated from anal. Caudal short and notched. Caudal peduncle very thin and depressed, -f total length. Dorsal scutes 28, from origin of dorsal; 6 large scutes on each side of body, followed by 23 on each side of lower surface of tail, the last G uniting with the dorsals on caudal peduncle. Uniform brownish ; end of dorsal and anal, second dorsal, and caudal black ; a black bar on pectoral and on ventral. Total length 83 millim. Ubanghi.—Type in Congo Museum, 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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