. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 270 CtCHLIDiE. darker at the base; a black opercular spot; spinous dorsal and anal with numerous dark horizontal streaks; soft dorsal and caudal with round light spots on a dark ground; soft dorsal edged with bright yellow. Total length 420 millim. Lakes Albeit and Tanganyika. Fig. 183. **«SS8fe. 1'etrocliromis aiulersonii. Type(). f Doubtfully distinct from the preceding.—The occurrence in L. Albert needs confirmation. 1. Type. L. Albert. P
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. 270 CtCHLIDiE. darker at the base; a black opercular spot; spinous dorsal and anal with numerous dark horizontal streaks; soft dorsal and caudal with round light spots on a dark ground; soft dorsal edged with bright yellow. Total length 420 millim. Lakes Albeit and Tanganyika. Fig. 183. **«SS8fe. 1'etrocliromis aiulersonii. Type(). f Doubtfully distinct from the preceding.—The occurrence in L. Albert needs confirmation. 1. Type. L. Albert. Prof. J. E. S. Moore (C). 2. Ad. Kilewa Bay, L. Tanganyika. Dr. L. Stappers (C). 3. PETROCHROMIS POLYODON. Bouleng. Tr. Zool. Soc. xv. 1898, p. 20, pi. vi. fig. 1, and Poiss. Bass. Congo, p. 479 (1901) ; Pellegr. Mem. Soc. Zool. France, xvi. 1904, p. 352 ; Bouleng. Tr. Zool. Soc. xvii. 1906, p. 573. Depth of body 2^ to 3 times in total length, length of head 2-f to 3 times. Head twice or a little less than twice as long as broad; snout broader than long, 1^ to 2 times as long as eye, which is 4 to 5 times in length of head and 1^ to 2 times in interorbital width; mouth. 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 : Sold by Longmans & Co. , B. Quaritch, Dulau & Co. , and at the British Museum (Natural History)
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