. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. TILAPIA. 187 dorsal. Pectoral as long as head, reaching or nearly reaching vertical of origin of anal. Ventral reaching vent or anal. Caudal rounded. Caudal peduncle deeper than long. Scales cycloid, 29-31 fyrio; lateral lines j-^^* Pale brownish, with seven or eight very regular dark brown bars, as broad as or a little broader than the interspaces; five of these hands extend on the dorsal, the fourth involving a blackish spot at the base of the origin of the soft dorsal; a dark
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. TILAPIA. 187 dorsal. Pectoral as long as head, reaching or nearly reaching vertical of origin of anal. Ventral reaching vent or anal. Caudal rounded. Caudal peduncle deeper than long. Scales cycloid, 29-31 fyrio; lateral lines j-^^* Pale brownish, with seven or eight very regular dark brown bars, as broad as or a little broader than the interspaces; five of these hands extend on the dorsal, the fourth involving a blackish spot at the base of the origin of the soft dorsal; a dark brown lateral band sometimes present; fins brown, soft dorsal with whitish spots or oblique bands. Total length 130 millim. Lower Niger, Lagos. 1-2. Types. 3-4. Ad. & hgr. 0. Skel. G-8. Ad. & ligr. y-10. Yg. 11-13. Ad. & hgr. Azuinin6 Creek, Opobo R., Nii»er Deha. Sapelle, Niger Delta. Oguta, Lower Niger. Abo, „ Ogun R. at Aro, L:igoa rig. 121. Miss Kingsley (C). Dr. W. J. Ansorge (C). it » Major G. E. Bruce (P.).. TiUqna mcmyarce. Type. 20. TILAPIA MANYAR^. Hilgend. Zool. Jahrb., Syst. xxii. 1905, p. 4U6. Depth of body 2| to 3 times in total length, length of head 'Jg to 2^ times. Head twice as long as broad ; snout with straight upper profile,. 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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