. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. PAEATILAPIA. !G3 at the base of the caudal; these spots less distinct in males, which are much darker, sometimes blackish brown above and below, with the top of the head and back golden yellow, and with the dorsal and anal fins yellow, usually black at the base, or with round black spots on the soft portion of the dorsal; pectorals yellowish, ventrals yellowish in females, often black in males. Total length 130 millim. Lake Nyassa. 1-20. Types.
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. PAEATILAPIA. !G3 at the base of the caudal; these spots less distinct in males, which are much darker, sometimes blackish brown above and below, with the top of the head and back golden yellow, and with the dorsal and anal fins yellow, usually black at the base, or with round black spots on the soft portion of the dorsal; pectorals yellowish, ventrals yellowish in females, often black in males. Total length 130 millim. Lake Nyassa. 1-20. Types. L. Nyassa. Oapt. E. L. Rhoades (P.). 21, 22. Skels. 23-25. Ad. „ Sir H. H. Johnston (P.). Fig. Paratilapia cJtrysonota. Type. 44. PARATILAPIA INTERMEDIA. Bemichromis intermedins, Giinth. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1864, p. 312. Paratilapia intermedia, Bouleng. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1898, p. 145; Pellegr. Mem. Soc. Zool. France, xvi. 1904, p. 269. Depth of body 2J to 2f times in total length, length of head 3 to 3J times. Head 2 to 2j times as long as broad, with straight or slightly concave upper profile; snout rather pointed, as long as broad or a little longer than broad, shorter than postocular part of head; eye 3 to 4 times in length of head, equal to or rather more than interorbital width,. 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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