. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. 2U CICHLID^. Snout with straight upper profile ; eye 4f times in length of head, equal to interorbital width ; mouth not extending to below anterior border of eye ; 6 or 7 series of scales on the cheek. Dorsal XV 10 ; last spine longest, about ^ length of head; longest soft rays not quite 5 length of head. Anal III 8. Pectoral f length of head. Caudal rounded. Scales 30 jg; lateral lines j^. Yellowish brown ; a black opercular spot; dorsal and caudal with round blackish spots
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. 2U CICHLID^. Snout with straight upper profile ; eye 4f times in length of head, equal to interorbital width ; mouth not extending to below anterior border of eye ; 6 or 7 series of scales on the cheek. Dorsal XV 10 ; last spine longest, about ^ length of head; longest soft rays not quite 5 length of head. Anal III 8. Pectoral f length of head. Caudal rounded. Scales 30 jg; lateral lines j^. Yellowish brown ; a black opercular spot; dorsal and caudal with round blackish spots. Total length 115 millim. Angola.—Type in Vienna Museum. 'F\s. Tilapia buettikoferi. Type of T. ansorgii. |. 49. TILAPIA BUETTIKOFERI. Cliromis hilttlhoferi, Hulncclit, Notes Leyd. Mus. iii. 1881, p. 66 ; Steind. op. cit. xvi. 1894, p. 39. Tilapia huettikoferi, Boulcng. Proc. Zool. Soc, 1899, p. 128 ; Pellegr. Mum. Soc. Zool. France, xvi, 1904, p. 322. Tilapia ansorgii, Boiileiig. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (8J vii. 1911, p. 376. Depth of body 1^ to 2^ in total length, length of head 3 to 3f times. Head 1| times as long as broad, upper profile slightly concave ; snout as long as broad, If times as long as eye in adult, as long as eye in young; eye 3 (young) to 4 times in length of head, 1 to If times in. 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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