. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 400 SILUEID.^. 3. SYNODONTIS ACANTHOMIAS. Sijnodontis omias (non Giintli.), Vaill. N. Arch. Mus^. (3) viii. 1896, p. 130, pi. xiii. fig. 2. Synodcntis acantlwmias, Bouleng. Ann. Miis. Congo, Zool. i. p. 46, pi. xxiii. (1899), and Poiss. Bass. C^ongo, p. 310 (1901> Depth of body equal to or a little greater than length of head, 3§ to 4^ times in total length. Head as long as broad or slightly longer than broad, feebly rugose above from between the eyes ; snout obtusely Fiff. 3
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 400 SILUEID.^. 3. SYNODONTIS ACANTHOMIAS. Sijnodontis omias (non Giintli.), Vaill. N. Arch. Mus^. (3) viii. 1896, p. 130, pi. xiii. fig. 2. Synodcntis acantlwmias, Bouleng. Ann. Miis. Congo, Zool. i. p. 46, pi. xxiii. (1899), and Poiss. Bass. C^ongo, p. 310 (1901> Depth of body equal to or a little greater than length of head, 3§ to 4^ times in total length. Head as long as broad or slightly longer than broad, feebly rugose above from between the eyes ; snout obtusely Fiff. 303. .^•~.\ ^.. Sj/nodontis acantJiomias. Type (A. M. C). I pointed, IJ to 1^ times length of postocular part of liead ; eye supero- lateral, 5^ to 7| times in length of head, 2 to 3 times in interorbital width ; lips moderately developed ; preemaxillary teeth forming a broad and rather short band ; movable mandibular teeth nearly J diameter of eye, 36 to 50 in number. Maxillary barbel not distinctly margined, 1 to 1-|- times length of head, reaching anterior third or middle of pectoral spine ; outer mandibular barbels twice as long as inner,, with Ion'' slender branches, inner with shorter branches bearing tubercular ramifications. Gill-opening not extending downwards beyond root of pectoral spine. Occipito-nuchal shield obtusely tectiform, rough like. 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, Albert, 1858-1937. Codicote, Herts. [Eng : Wheldon and Wesley
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