. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 252 shorter than longest dorsal. Pectoral as long as head or a little shorter, reaching origin of anal or not quite so far. Ventral reaching vent or a little beyond. Caudal feebly emarginate, the rays covered with small scales. Caudal peduncle 1^ to 1J times as long as deep. Scales finely . 3X~4- 20-24 denticulate, 33-35 jf^ > lateral lines j^j- Brownish above, silvery beneath, with a blackish lateral stripe from the opercular spot
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 252 shorter than longest dorsal. Pectoral as long as head or a little shorter, reaching origin of anal or not quite so far. Ventral reaching vent or a little beyond. Caudal feebly emarginate, the rays covered with small scales. Caudal peduncle 1^ to 1J times as long as deep. Scales finely . 3X~4- 20-24 denticulate, 33-35 jf^ > lateral lines j^j- Brownish above, silvery beneath, with a blackish lateral stripe from the opercular spot to the root of the caudal; a second stripe may be present between the upper lateral line and the dorsal fin; both these stripes may be broken up Fig. 169. &&^Miiyy^k. Tilapia hirhii. Type, after Giinther (P. Z. S. 1893). into spots; soft dorsal and caudal with small dark and light spots forming more or less regular series. Total length 150 millim. Lake Nyassa and Upper Shire. 1-5. Types. Lake Nyassa and Upper Shire. A. Whyte, Esq. (0.) ; Sir H. H. Johnston (P.). Capt. E. L. Rhoades (P.). » Sir H. H. Johnston (P.). Dr. P. Eendell (C.) ; Sir H. H. Johnston (P.). Upper A. Whyte, Esq. (C.) ; Sir H. H. Johnston (P.). 6. Ad. L. Nyassa. 7. Skel. ?> 8-17. Yg. Fort Johnston. 8-22. Ad. Upper Shire. 3-25. Yg. Zomba, between the Shire and L. 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 : Sold by Longmans & Co. , B. Quaritch, Dulau & Co. , and at the British Museum (Natural History)
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