. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. DIAGRAMMA. 129 the fourth, Avhich measures f to | length of head and equals longest soft rays. Anal III 7-8 ; second spine very strong, longest, longer than any of the dorsals. Pectoral about § length of head. Caudal truncate or feebly emarginate. Caudal peduncle as long as deep. Scales 80-100 25=^- Greyish brown, uniform or with a darker network, or with light transverse streaks. Total length 260 millim. East Coast of Africa to Coasts of India.—Type in Paris Museum. 1- Ilgr-
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. DIAGRAMMA. 129 the fourth, Avhich measures f to | length of head and equals longest soft rays. Anal III 7-8 ; second spine very strong, longest, longer than any of the dorsals. Pectoral about § length of head. Caudal truncate or feebly emarginate. Caudal peduncle as long as deep. Scales 80-100 25=^- Greyish brown, uniform or with a darker network, or with light transverse streaks. Total length 260 millim. East Coast of Africa to Coasts of India.—Type in Paris Museum. 1- Ilgr- Zanzibar. Sir L. Playfair (P.). 2-5. Ad., hgr., & yg., skins. C. Yg. Seychelles, in a mountain ,, torrent. Fig. Diagramma macrolejjis. Type (A. M. C). |-. 2. DIAGRAMMA MACROLEPIS. Bouleng. Ann. Mus. Congo, Zool. i. p. 50, {)1. xxvi. (1899), and Poiss. Bass. Congo, p. 388 (1901). Diagramma crassispinum (non Riipp.), Steind. Notes Leyd. Mus. xvi. 1894, p. 6. Depth of body 2-g- to 2f times in total length, length of head 3y to 85^ times. Upper profile of head descending in a steep curve; snout as long as or a little shorter than eye, which is 3 to 4 times in length of VOL. III. £. 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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