Title: Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum
Identifier: annalsofsouthafr32193sout (find matches)
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: South African Museum
Subjects: Natural history
Publisher: Cape Town : The Museum
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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10 Annals of the South African Museum. Pachymetopon grande, Fowler, 1929, Ann. Natal Mus., vol. vi, p. 259; Fowler, 1933, Bull. U.S. Nat. Mus., 100 (12), p. 214. Spondyliosoma microlepis, Fowler, 1933, t.c. p. 183. Spondyliosoma emarginata, Fowler, 1933, t.c. p. 183. Depth of body 21- to 2f in the length, length of head 3 to 3J. Profile in smaller specimens nearly evenly convex, but with a slight emargination above eyes, in larger specimens nearly straight to above eyes, thence convex to origin of dorsal. Snout as long as or a little shorter than eye, diameter of which is 3 (young) to nearly 4 in length of head, 1 to 1\ in interorbital width, and 2 to 2f times depth of
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Fig. 2.—Spondyliosoma ^marginatum, x About f. $. praeorbital. Lower edge of praeorbital with a notch which is much shallower in the young. 38 to 50 teeth in outer row of upper jaw, 42 to 54 in outer row of lower jaw. 15 to 17 gill-rakers on lower part of anterior arch. 8 series of scales on cheek; 80 to 92 scales in lateral line, 14 or 15 between origin of dorsal fin and lateral line; scales on upper surface of head extending forward to a point behind middle of eye. Dorsal XI 11-13; 4th or 5th spines longest, length 14 to nearly 3 (generally about twice) in that of head; first soft ray a little longer than last spine. Anal III 10; 2nd spine shorter than 3rd and twice or more than twice as long as first; 3rd spine § to f length of longest dorsal spine. Pectoral with 15 or 16 rays, extending to a little beyond vent, length about equal to that of head. Pelvic

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