. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. PARATILAPIA. 355 XV 12-13 ; spines increasing in length to the last, which is ^ length of head; longest soft rays nearly as long as head. Anal III 10; third spine I length of head. Pectoral as long as head, reaching vertical of origin of anal. Ventral reaching beyond origin of anal. Caudal rounded. Caudal peduncle as long as deep or a little deeper than long. 3- • 21-23 Scales cycloid, 31-33 jy. lateral lines ^^^a- O^i^^ above, pale green beneath, with a purplish-brown bar at
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. PARATILAPIA. 355 XV 12-13 ; spines increasing in length to the last, which is ^ length of head; longest soft rays nearly as long as head. Anal III 10; third spine I length of head. Pectoral as long as head, reaching vertical of origin of anal. Ventral reaching beyond origin of anal. Caudal rounded. Caudal peduncle as long as deep or a little deeper than long. 3- • 21-23 Scales cycloid, 31-33 jy. lateral lines ^^^a- O^i^^ above, pale green beneath, with a purplish-brown bar at the base of the scales; pectorals rig. Pantiilajna gibhiceps. Type(Tr, 1911). |. pale olive, ventrals dark olive; dorsal, anal, and caudal greyish ; dorsal edged with red, the soft part with regular series of round purplish- brown spots ; similar spots on the caudal ; anal with round pink spots. Total length 200 millim. Lake Ngami Basin. 1-2. Types. Okovango E. R. B. Woosnam, Esq. (C). 37. PAHATILAPIA FREDKEICI. Chromysfrederici, Casteln. Mem. Poiss. Afr. Aush-. p. 15 (1861). Chromidotilapia {'i!)/rederici, Bouleng. Proc. Zool. Hoc. 1898, p. 151. Faratilapia fredemi, Bouleng. Tr. Zool. See. xviii. 1911, p. 409, pi. xxxix. fig. 1. Depth of body 2^ times in total length, length of head 3 times. Head twice, or a little over twice, as long as broad, upper profile slightly -J A -J. 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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