. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. CYPRINID-E. 215 rays of dorsal. Caudal deeply forked. Caudal peduncle 1± to If times as long as deep. Scales 30-35 ^p, 2-2 J between lateral line and ventral, 12-14 round caudal peduncle. Olive-brown above, white beneath ; fins bright red, edged with greyish. Total length 195 millim. Angola. 1-11. Types. Lucalla R. at Lucalla. Dr. W. J. Ansorge (C). 2b. VARICORHINUS STENOSTOMA. Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (8) vi. 1910, p. 516. Depth of body 3
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. CYPRINID-E. 215 rays of dorsal. Caudal deeply forked. Caudal peduncle 1± to If times as long as deep. Scales 30-35 ^p, 2-2 J between lateral line and ventral, 12-14 round caudal peduncle. Olive-brown above, white beneath ; fins bright red, edged with greyish. Total length 195 millim. Angola. 1-11. Types. Lucalla R. at Lucalla. Dr. W. J. Ansorge (C). 2b. VARICORHINUS STENOSTOMA. Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (8) vi. 1910, p. 516. Depth of body 3^ times in total length, length of head 4£ times. Snout rounded, a little broader than long, a little shorter than eye, Fig. Yaricorhinus stenostoma. Type. which is 3 times in length of head and equals interorbital width; mouth curved, its width f- length of head ; no papillee round the mouth; two barbels on each side, anterior about ^ diameter of eye, posterior §. Dorsal IV 10, equally distant from centre of eye and from caudal; last simple ray very strong, bony, not serrated, straight, 1^ times length of head ; border of fin strongly emarginate. Anal III 5, longest ray | length of head. Pectoral as long as head, not reaching ventral; latter inserted below middle of dorsal. Caudal deeply forked. Caudal. 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 History)
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