. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. TILAPIA. 179 than prseorbital depth; mouth moderate, f width of head, extending to between nostril and eye ; teeth in 5 or 6 series, 44 to 60 in outer series of upper jaw; 3 or 4 series of scales on the cheek, width of scaly part equal to diameter of eye. Gill-rakers short, 16-18 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XVI 12-13 ; spines subequal from the sixth or last longest, § to ^ length of head ; longest soft ray a little shorter or a little longer than head. Anal III 9-1
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. TILAPIA. 179 than prseorbital depth; mouth moderate, f width of head, extending to between nostril and eye ; teeth in 5 or 6 series, 44 to 60 in outer series of upper jaw; 3 or 4 series of scales on the cheek, width of scaly part equal to diameter of eye. Gill-rakers short, 16-18 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XVI 12-13 ; spines subequal from the sixth or last longest, § to ^ length of head ; longest soft ray a little shorter or a little longer than head. Anal III 9-10; third spine f length of head. Pectoral as long as or slightly shorter than head, not reaching vertical of origin of anal. Ventral reaching anal. Caudal rounded- subtruncate. Caudal peduncle deeper than long. Scales cycloid, Fig. 114. 1^1 lyl 1^ 1^. Tilupa liawji. Type. %. 30-31 %; lateral lines f^^. Brown, with four to six more or less distinct broad darker vertical bands ; a blackish opercular spot; fins purplish brown with very indistinct small darker spots on the soft dorsal, and a large dark spot at the base of the origin of the latter. Total length 220 millim. Ogowe.—Type in Paris Museum. 1. One of the types. Ngonio, Lower Ogowe. 2. Hot. L. Ogomwe, Ogowe. Rev. E. Hang (C.) ; Paris llusenm (E.). Dr. Ansorge (C).. 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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