. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. NANNOCHEOMIS. 12. NANNOCHROMIS. Pseudoplesiops (non Bleek.), Bouleng. Ann. Mus. Congo, Zool. i. p. 121 (1899), and Poiss. Bass. Congo, p. 431 (1901). I^anocliTomis, Pellegr. Mem. Soc. Zool. France, xvi. 1904, p. 273. Distinguished from ParaUlapia by the position of the upper lateral line, which is much higher up, nearly the whole, or at least a con- siderable part, of its course running along the series of scales contiguous to the base of the dorsal fin. Scales cycloid. Conso
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. NANNOCHEOMIS. 12. NANNOCHROMIS. Pseudoplesiops (non Bleek.), Bouleng. Ann. Mus. Congo, Zool. i. p. 121 (1899), and Poiss. Bass. Congo, p. 431 (1901). I^anocliTomis, Pellegr. Mem. Soc. Zool. France, xvi. 1904, p. 273. Distinguished from ParaUlapia by the position of the upper lateral line, which is much higher up, nearly the whole, or at least a con- siderable part, of its course running along the series of scales contiguous to the base of the dorsal fin. Scales cycloid. Conso. ^s"- Synopsis of the Species. D. XVJII-XIX 8; Lut. L ^S cheek naked 1. X mtdicepx, Blgr., p. 375 18 D. XVII 8 ; Lat. 1. -^ ; clieek naked or with one or two scales below the eye . . 2. X dimidiatus, Pellegr., p. 37G. D. XVII 8 ; Lat. 1. J^J ; 2 or 3 series of scales on the cheek . ?>. N. squamice2is, Blgr., p. 370. 1. NANNOCHROMIS NUDICEPS. Pseudoplesiops nudiceps, Bouleng. Ann, Mus. Congo, Zool. i. p. 122, pi. xliv. fio-. 6 (1899), and Poiss. Bass. Congo, p. 431 (1901). Nanochromis nudiceps, Pellegr. Mem. Soc. Zool. France, xvi. 1904, p. 273. Depth of body ?>^ to 3f times in total length, length of head 3 to o\ times. Head twice as long as broad, with curved upper profile ; Fig. 256. Nannochroniis midicej)'!- Type (A. M. C). snout a little longer than eye, which is 3^ to 3A times in length of head and a little exceeds interorbital width; mouth extending to below anterior border of eye; 3 or 4 series of teeth in upper jaw; head. 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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