. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History) . Mormyrops (A. M. C). f. Total length 145 millim. Lower Congo.—Types in Congo Museum, Two of the types. Matadi. Capfc. Wilverth (C). G. MORMYROPS PARVUS. Bouleng. Ann. Mus. Congo, Zool. i. p. 65, pi. xxxi. fig. 2 (1899), and , p. 61 (1901). Depth of body 6^ to 7| times in total length, length of head 4^ to4f times. Head twice as long as deep, with straight, slightly declivousupper profile; snout rounded, almost truncate, projecting a little beyondmouth, the w
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History) . Mormyrops (A. M. C). f. Total length 145 millim. Lower Congo.—Types in Congo Museum, Two of the types. Matadi. Capfc. Wilverth (C). G. MORMYROPS PARVUS. Bouleng. Ann. Mus. Congo, Zool. i. p. 65, pi. xxxi. fig. 2 (1899), and , p. 61 (1901). Depth of body 6^ to 7| times in total length, length of head 4^ to4f times. Head twice as long as deep, with straight, slightly declivousupper profile; snout rounded, almost truncate, projecting a little beyondmouth, the width of which equals only f length of snout; teeth notched, FiK. 23. rfe w. Mormi/rops (A. M C). f. 10 to 12 in each jaw; eye very small, in anterior third of head, itsdiameter 3 times in length of snout, 2£ to 3 times in interocular 19-2i>, l or f length of anal, originating 2 to 2h times as farfrom end of snout as from base of caudal. Anal 3o-oG, originating 38 considerably in advance of dorsal (9th or 10th ray corresponding to firstdorsal), and at equal distance from head and from base of obtusely pointed, J- length of head. Caudal rather small,greater part covered with scales, with rounded lobes. Caudal peduncletwice as long as deep, f to ^ length of head. 70—76 scales in lateralline, i^ig in transverse series on body, 17-18 in transverse . seriesbetween dorsal and anal, 12 round caudal peduncle. Pale grey above,finely speckled with black, white beneath. Total length 165 millim. Lower Congo.—Types in Congo Museum, Tervueren. 1. One of the types. Boma. M. P. Delhez {(,.). 2. Skel. ., ,, 7. MORMY
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