The Tanganyika problem; an account of the researches undertaken concerning the existence of marine animals in Central Africa

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Title: The Tanganyika problem; an account of the researches undertaken concerning the existence of marine animals in Central Africa
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: Moore, John Edward S
Subjects: Zoology Marine animals Freshwater animals
Publisher: London, Hurst and Blackett, limited
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Institution Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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times in length of head, twice in interorbital width. Gill-cleft very narrow,not extending below base of pectoral. Maxillary barbel simple, reaching a littlebeyond anterior third of pectoral spine ; mandibular barbels strongly fringed, outera little more than twice as long as inner, and half as long as maxillaries. DorsalH. 7; spine strong, a little shorter than the head, strongly serrated behind in itsdistal half. Adipose fin low, a little shorter than the head, twice as long as itsdistance from the dorsal. Humeral process simply granulate, sharply pointed, notextending quite so far as the occipito-nuchal shield, which is k as long as broad,
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r68 THE TANGANYIKA PROJU.F.M. and reaches the first soft ray of the dorsal. Anal HI. 7. Caudal deeply bifurcate.Skin smooth. Tale reddish brown above, with very numerous blackish brown roundspots, which are smaller on head and nape ; lower parts and barbels whiteunspotted ; ventrals yellow ; dorsal and caudal broadly edged with yellow. Total length, 240 millim. Described from a single specimen from .Sumbu. 23. Malapterurus EUXTkicrs. L;i8i, lower.) Body compressed, its depth 4 times in total length ; length of head, 4; times.Snout depressed ; lower jaw projecting beyond the upper ; eye a little longer thansnout, a little shorter than interorbital width, 3 times in length of head. Dorsal 13,originating at equal distance from the head and the caudal fin ; the first ray corre-sponds to the i8th scale of the lateral line ; posterior rays longest, length of head.Anal 28, originating below

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