English: Neobola brevianalis syn.
Mesobola brevianalis
Title: African invertebrates : a journal of biodiversity research
Identifier: africaninvertebr01nata (find matches)
Year: 1906-1908 (1900s)
Authors: Natal Museum (Pietermaritzburg, South Africa). Council
Subjects: Invertebrates -- Africa; Biological diversity -- Africa; Biological diversity
Publisher: Pietermaritzburg, South Africa : Council of the Natal Museum
Contributing Library: MBLWHOI Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MBLWHOI Library
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PMIESH-WATER FISHES, BATHACHIANS, AXD REPTILES. 231 Atractaspis hiLrnnii A. Smifli. Junction of the two Umfolosi Rivers, Entenclweiii, Zulu- land. Descrihtiox^^ of the two new fkesh-watek Fishes. Neobola brevianalis sp. v. (Text-fig. 1.) Depth of body 4; times in total length, length of head Sh times. Snout obtuse, not projecting beyond the mouth, shorter than the diameter of the eye, which is 3i times in length of Text-fig. 1.
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head; mouth extending to below anterior third of eye. Dorsal with II 7 rays, its origin slightly in advance of that of the anal; its distance from the end of the .snout twice and ^ its distance from the caudal ; first branched ray longest, about 4=- length of head. Anal II 12. Pectoral acutely pointed, as lono- as head, reaching root of ventral. Caudal peduncle once and ;- as long as deep. Caudal deeply foi-ked. Scales 52 ^t", 1 between lateral line and root of ventral, 16 round caudal peduncle. Yellowish, with a silvery lateral band; fins white. Total length 37 millin. A single specimen from the Mkuzi River, Zululand. Three species of Neobola were known: N. bottegi Vlnclg. (Lake Rudolf, Gallaland, Somaliland), N. argentea Pellegr. (Lake Victoria),andN.minutai?/^r. (LakeTanganyika). N. brevi- analis differs from its congeners in the lower number of anal rays (14 instead of 18 to 20).
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