. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. m silueid^:. 1. CLAROTES LATICEPS. Pimelodus laticeps, Riipp. Beschr. n. Fiscne Nil, p. 7, pi. i. fig. 2 (1829). Bagrus nigrita, Cuv. & Val. Hist. Poiss. xiv. p. 426, pi. ceccxvi. (1839). Bagrus laticeps, Heekel, Russegger's Reise Egypt, iii. p. 331 (1849). Clarotes heuglinii, Kner, Sitzh. Ak. Wien, xvii. 1855, p. 313, pis. i. & ii. ; Hyrtl, Denksckr. Ak. Wien, xvi. 1858, p. 1, pi.— ; Kner, Arch. i. Naturg. 1865, ii. p. 101. Octonemaiicl
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. m silueid^:. 1. CLAROTES LATICEPS. Pimelodus laticeps, Riipp. Beschr. n. Fiscne Nil, p. 7, pi. i. fig. 2 (1829). Bagrus nigrita, Cuv. & Val. Hist. Poiss. xiv. p. 426, pi. ceccxvi. (1839). Bagrus laticeps, Heekel, Russegger's Reise Egypt, iii. p. 331 (1849). Clarotes heuglinii, Kner, Sitzh. Ak. Wien, xvii. 1855, p. 313, pis. i. & ii. ; Hyrtl, Denksckr. Ak. Wien, xvi. 1858, p. 1, pi.— ; Kner, Arch. i. Naturg. 1865, ii. p. 101. Octonemaiiclitlvys nigrita, Bleek. Act. Soc. Sc. iv. 1858, p. 65. Clarotes laticeps, Giintli. Cat. Fish. v. p. 73 (1861), Zool. Rec. 1866, p. 150, and Petherick's Trav. ii. p. 231 (1869) ; Vincig. Ann. Mus. Genova, (2) xv. 1895, p. 39, xvii. 1896, p. 27, and 1897, p. 319; Bouleng. Fish. Nile, p. 310, pi. lxi. (1907). Clirysichtlii/s crancliii (non Leach), Steind. Sitzb. Ak. Wien, lx. i. 1870, p. 987. Chrysichthgs nigrita, Sauv. N. Arch. Mus. (2) iii. 1880, p. 40. Depth of body 4\ to 5f times in total length, length of head 2-f to 3j times. Head much depressed, ly to 1^ times as long as broad, its Fig. Clarotes laticeps. AVhite Nile (F. N.). A. upper surface rugose with fine granulations, which are most crowded on the occiput; operculum with radiating strife ; occipital process as long as broad, nearly as long as the small interneural shield with which it is in contact; snout broad, rounded or truncate; eye large, trans- versely oval, 1 (young) to 3 times in length of snout, 1^ to 5 times in interocular width; mouth inferior, its width equal to or a little greater. 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. L
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