. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 39G CICHLID.^,. lon^^ as or a little longer tlian last dorsal. Pectoral | to J length of head, not reaching origin of anal. Ventral produced into a filament, reaching origin of anal or beyond. Caudal rounded-subacuminate. Caudal peduncle as long as deep. Scales cycloid, 28-30 -g^ ; lateral lines g7^. Yellowish or pale brown, the scales edged with darker, or with rather ill-defined dark longitudinal streaks; a more or less distinct dark horizontal streak behind the eye ; vertical
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 39G CICHLID.^,. lon^^ as or a little longer tlian last dorsal. Pectoral | to J length of head, not reaching origin of anal. Ventral produced into a filament, reaching origin of anal or beyond. Caudal rounded-subacuminate. Caudal peduncle as long as deep. Scales cycloid, 28-30 -g^ ; lateral lines g7^. Yellowish or pale brown, the scales edged with darker, or with rather ill-defined dark longitudinal streaks; a more or less distinct dark horizontal streak behind the eye ; vertical fins with small dark spots forming more or less regular bars, these numerous and usually very regular on the caudal fin ; outer rays of ventials white. Total length 115 millim. South Cameroon. 1-7. Types, y. Ad/ Kribi R. JaR. G. L. Bate.«, Esq. (0.). Fig. 20'. Pehnaiochromia lowjirostrls. Type. 12. PELMATOCHROMIS BOULENGERI. Lonnborg, Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) xii. 1903, p. 30. Depth of body 2f to of times in total length, length of head2i to 2J times. Snout broad, rounded, with straight upper profile, 2J times as long as eye, which is 4§ times in length of head and nearly IJ times in interorbital width ; mouth extending to between nostril and eye ; 4 or 5 series of teeth ; 4 or 5 series of scales on tlie cheek. Dorsal XVI 10-11 ; spines increasing in length to the last, which measures 5 or | length of head. Anal III 7-8; third spine shorter but stouter than last 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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