. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 50. Ad. Luculla R., Chiloango. 51. Ad. Lucola R. near Cabinda, 52-58. Ad. Lagos. 172 ADDENDA, YOL. I. Dr. W. J. Ansorge (C). J. Cadman, Esq. (P.). la. PELLONULA LEONENSIS, sp. n. Depth of body 5 times in total length, length of head 3f times. Snout pointed, nearly as long as eye, which is 3 times in length of head and equals 1^- times interorbital width; chin feebly projecting beyond snout; maxillary extending to below anterior fourth of eye; te
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 50. Ad. Luculla R., Chiloango. 51. Ad. Lucola R. near Cabinda, 52-58. Ad. Lagos. 172 ADDENDA, YOL. I. Dr. W. J. Ansorge (C). J. Cadman, Esq. (P.). la. PELLONULA LEONENSIS, sp. n. Depth of body 5 times in total length, length of head 3f times. Snout pointed, nearly as long as eye, which is 3 times in length of head and equals 1^- times interorbital width; chin feebly projecting beyond snout; maxillary extending to below anterior fourth of eye; teeth Pig. PMomda leonensis. Type. small, the larger confined to anterior extremity of mandible. Gill- rakers long and slender, 35-40 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal 16, equally distant from centre of eye and from root of caudal, longest rays f- length of head. Anal 16, a long way behind dorsal, nearer root of caudal than base of ventral. Pectoral f length of head, widely separated from ventral. Ventral below anterior rays of dorsal. Caudal deeply forked, with pointed lobes. Caudal peduncle lj times as long as deep. 45 scales in longitudinal series, 11-12 in transverse series; 16 keeled scutes between isthmus and ventrals, 10 between ventrals and anal. Yellowish, dotted with black above ; a silvery lateral band. Total length 57 millim. Sierra Leone. 1-2. Types. North Sherbo district. N. W. Thomas, Esq. (P.). Intermediate between P. vorax and P. miodon. 3, ODAXOTHRISSA, Blgr. 1 a. ODAXOTHRISSA ANSORGII. Bouleng. Ann. & Mug. N. H. (8) vi. 1910, p. 541. Depth of body equal to length of head, 3 to 3^ times in total length. Snout as long as eye, which is 3 to o\ times in length of head and exceeds interorbital width; chin strongly projecting; maxillary. 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 work
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