29G 



CHARACINID^. 



Gill-rakers short, fine, closely set, 60-80 on lower part of anterior 

 arch. Dorsal 20-22 (4-5 unbranched), originating behind vertical of 

 base of ventral and nearer caudal than end of snout ; anterior branched 

 rays more or less produced, as long as or longer than head. Adipose 

 fin rather large, its base 1-g- to 2^ times its distance from dorsal. 

 Anal 23-26 (3-4 unbranched) ; anterior rays forming a produced, 

 pointed lobe, measuring ^ to | length of head. Pectoral f to J length 



Fig. 226. 



Caiharinus lattis. 

 Gondokoro (F. N.). I 



of head, reaching, or not quite reaching, base of ventral. Caudal 

 deeply forked, with pointed lobes. Caudal peduncle deeper than long. 



Scales 63-71 J-|^, 14-16 between lateral line and root of ventral. Grey 

 above, silvery white below ; horizontal dark grey lines may run between 

 the series of scales ; some reddish or orange may be present on the 

 ventral, anal, and caudal fins. 



Total length 420 millim. 



Lower Nile to Bahr-el-Gebel, Senegal, Niger, Old Calabar, Kingani 

 River (East Africa). — Type in Berlin Museum. 



