. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. RTNODONTIS. 447 37. SYNODONTIS GUTTATUS. Guiith. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (3) xv. 1865, p. 452 ; Vaill. N. Arch. (3) viii. 1896, p. 140 (part.). Depth of body 5 times in total length, length of head 4 times. Head If times as long as broad, strongly rugose from between the eyes; snout acutely pointed, 2^ times postorbital part of head ; ejf^ supero- lateral, 8^ times in length of head, 3 times in interorbital width ; lips moderately developed ; praemaxillary teeth forming a br
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. RTNODONTIS. 447 37. SYNODONTIS GUTTATUS. Guiith. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (3) xv. 1865, p. 452 ; Vaill. N. Arch. (3) viii. 1896, p. 140 (part.). Depth of body 5 times in total length, length of head 4 times. Head If times as long as broad, strongly rugose from between the eyes; snout acutely pointed, 2^ times postorbital part of head ; ejf^ supero- lateral, 8^ times in length of head, 3 times in interorbital width ; lips moderately developed ; praemaxillary teeth forming a broad crescentic band ; movable mandibular teeth f diameter of eye, 30 in number. Maxillary barbel not margined, nearly -f length of head, not reaching pectoral spine ; outer mandibular barbel twice as long as inner, with FiiT. Synodontis guttaius. Type. \. simple branches, inner with ramified branches. Gill-opening not extending downwards beyond root of pectoral spine. Occipito-nuchal shield rugose like the occiput, convex, 1^ times as long as broad, with obtuse posterior processes. Humeral process not keeled, much longer than broad, acutely pointed, not extending quite so far back as occipito- nuchal process. Dorsal I 7 ; spine J length of head, striated, smooth in front, very feebly serrated behind. Adipose dorsal 3 times as long as deep, a little shorter than its distance from rayed dorsal. Anal III 8, pointed in front. Pectoral spine as long as dorsal, granulate on outer border, feebly serrated on inner border. Caudal deeply notched. 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, Albert, 1858-1937. Codicote, Herts. [Eng : Wheldon and Wesley
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