. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. D1AGEAMMA. 129 the fourth, which measures § 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 f- length of head. Caudal truncate or feebly emarginate. Caudal peduncle as long as deep. Scales 80-100 23Zv§- Greyish brown, uniform or with a darker network, or with light transverse streaks. Total length 200 millim. East Coast of Africa to Coasts of India.
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Fishes; Freshwater animals. D1AGEAMMA. 129 the fourth, which measures § 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 f- length of head. Caudal truncate or feebly emarginate. Caudal peduncle as long as deep. Scales 80-100 23Zv§- Greyish brown, uniform or with a darker network, or with light transverse streaks. Total length 200 millim. East Coast of Africa to Coasts of India.—Type in Paris Museum. 1. Hgr. Zanzibar. Sir L. Play fair (P.). 2-5. Ad., hgr., & yg.,- „ skins. 6. Yg. Seychelles, in a torrent. mountain Fig. Diagramma macrohpis. Type (A. M. C). §. 2. DIAGRAMMA MACROLEPIS. Eoulcng. Ann. Mus. Congo, Zool. i. p. 50, pi. xxvi. (1809), and Poiss. Cass. Congo, p. 388 (1901). Diagramma crassispinum (non Riipp.), Steind. Notes Leyd. Mus. xvi. 1894, p. 6. Depth of body 2^ to 2f times in total length, length of head 3^ to 3\ 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. K. 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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