. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 302 SILURIDJE. Snout shorter than eye, which is 8f times in length of head; jaws equal in front; barbels subequal, extending to middle of body. Pectoral slightly longer than bead, the spine not serrated. Anal 69-72, not reaching base of caudal. Uniform yellowish. Total length 65 millim. Ganana R., Somaliland.—Types in Genoa Museum. 13. PARAILIA. Bouleng. Ann. Mus. Congo, Zool. i. p. 105 (1899), and Poiss. Bass. Congo, p. 275 (1901). Agrees with
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 302 SILURIDJE. Snout shorter than eye, which is 8f times in length of head; jaws equal in front; barbels subequal, extending to middle of body. Pectoral slightly longer than bead, the spine not serrated. Anal 69-72, not reaching base of caudal. Uniform yellowish. Total length 65 millim. Ganana R., Somaliland.—Types in Genoa Museum. 13. PARAILIA. Bouleng. Ann. Mus. Congo, Zool. i. p. 105 (1899), and Poiss. Bass. Congo, p. 275 (1901). Agrees with the preceding genus, except in the absence of the adipose dorsal fin. Vertebrae 54 (10+44). Congo, Niger. Two species:— Longest barbels not more than twice length of head. 1. P. eongica, Blgr., p. 302. Longest barbels nearly three times length of head . 2. P. longifilis, Blgr., p. 303. 1. PARAILIA CONGICA. Bouleng. 11. cc. pp. 106, 276, Ann. pi. xli. fig. 3. Depth of body 5 to b\ times in total length, length of head 6 to 7 times. Snout rounded, not projecting beyond mouth, shorter than eye, which is 3^ to 3J times in length of head, and 1^ times in interocular width; latter slightly greater than width of mouth. Nasal barbel about as long as head, maxillary barbel 1^, mandibular twice, latter close. Parailia eongica. Type (A. M. C). together on the chin. Gill-rakers long and slender, about 25 on lower part of anterior arch. Pectoral obtusely pointed, as long as head, extending beyond root of ventral, the spine moderately strong, not serrated. Anal 80-92, reaching root of caudal; latter forked. Pale olive, dotted with blackish; head and vertebral line dark 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
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