. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. 408 SILURIDiE. long filament, striated and sharp-edged or very finely granulate in front, feebly serrated behind. Adipose dorsal 3 to 4 times as long as deep, 2J to 5 times as long as its distance from rayed dorsal. Anal IV 8-9, pointed in front. Pectoral spine as long as or slightly longer than head, not reaching ventral, moderately or rather strongly serrated on outer border, very strongly on inner. Ventral usually reaching anal. Caudal Fig. Synodontis gamhiensis. Gam
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. 408 SILURIDiE. long filament, striated and sharp-edged or very finely granulate in front, feebly serrated behind. Adipose dorsal 3 to 4 times as long as deep, 2J to 5 times as long as its distance from rayed dorsal. Anal IV 8-9, pointed in front. Pectoral spine as long as or slightly longer than head, not reaching ventral, moderately or rather strongly serrated on outer border, very strongly on inner. Ventral usually reaching anal. Caudal Fig. Synodontis gamhiensis. Gambia. deeply forked, upper lobe the longer and more or less produced into a filament. Caudal peduncle as long as deep or deeper than long. Uniform brown above, white beneath ; barbels white ; fins often blackish. Total length 240 millim. Gambia to Niger, Chad Basin. 1. Type, bud state. Gambia. r-10,11. Ad.,hgr.,&skel. ~\2-U. Ad. &yg. U-17. Yg. 18. Hgr. 10. Ad. 20. Ad. 21-22. Ad. & hgr. Ad., hgr., & yg. 26. Ad., skin. Lagos. Ogun R. at Aro. Jebba, Upper Niger, Mureji, Assay, Lower Niger. >> >> Fort Lamy, Shari R. Lake Chad. Lord Derby (P.). J. S. Budgett, Esq. (P.). Sir A. Moloney (P.). Major G. E. Bruce (P.). C. H. Firmin, Esq. (P.). J. S. Budgett, Esq. (P.). Dr. ^y. J. Ansorge (C). Capt. G. B. Gosling (P.).. 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 [by Taylor and Francis]
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