. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. GOBIUS. 37 with broad basal membrane, its extremity widely separated from vent. Caudal rounded, f to once length of head. Caudal peduncle 1^ to 1J times as long as deep. Scales ciliated, 55-63 in longitudinal series, 15- 17 in transverse series between dorsal and anal. Brownish, with darker dots and small spots; first dorsal with a large black spot in its posterior third ; second dorsal and caudal with small dark spots ; fins sometimes dark purp
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. GOBIUS. 37 with broad basal membrane, its extremity widely separated from vent. Caudal rounded, f to once length of head. Caudal peduncle 1^ to 1J times as long as deep. Scales ciliated, 55-63 in longitudinal series, 15- 17 in transverse series between dorsal and anal. Brownish, with darker dots and small spots; first dorsal with a large black spot in its posterior third ; second dorsal and caudal with small dark spots ; fins sometimes dark purplish brown. Total length 210 millim. Madagascar and Mascarene Islands; Tahiti, Samoa, Rarotonga, and Viti Levu; confined to fresh waters. 1. A,!. 2-3. Y Tiimatave, Madagascar. Rodriguez. Paris Museum (B.). G. Gulliver, Esq. (P.). Fig. Gohius scldejeli Bissau. 18. GOBIUS SCHLEGEL1I. Giinth. Cat. Fish. iii. p. 46 (1861); Bleek. Nat. Yerh. Gen. Haarlem, (2) xviii. 1863, p. 103. pi. xiii. fig. 1. Body strongly compressed; depth of body 4 to 5 times in total length, length of head 3^ to 3-§ times. Head If to 2 times as long as broad, naked ; snout rounded, as long as or a little longer than eye, which is 4 to 5 times in length of head; interorbital space very narrow; lower jaw projecting; mouth extending to below anterior border or anterior third of eye; teeth in a narrow band, outer enlarged; a curved canine on each side of lower jaw often present. Dorsals VI. I 9-10, narrowly separated, longest ray f- to j length of head. x\nal I 8-9, opposite to second dorsal. Pectoral as long as or a little longer than head. Ventral reaching vent or not quite so far, with a broad basol membrane, each side of which is pointed and produced. Caudal pointed, the median rays more or less produced, H to 2 times. 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 perf
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