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base of caudal than to base of ventrals. Pectoral pointed, shorter 

 than head, reaching or nearly reaching base of ventral (in smaller and 

 larger specimen respectively). Caudal scaled in basal half, with 

 obtusely pointed lobes ; caudal peduncle about twice as long as 



deep, nearly as long as head. 68-70 scales in lateral line ; ^^ scales 



in transverse series on body, yf in transverse series between dorsal 

 and anal, 16 round caudal peduncle. 



FIG. 8. Gnathonemus macrolepidotiis. . 



Colour (of preserved specimens), brownish. 



Two specimens : one 128 mm. in length from Waterberg District ; 

 one 200 mm. in length from Crocodile Eiver, Pretoria District, 

 Transvaal ; Pretoria Museum. 



One specimen, 129 mm. in length, from Sabi Eiver, Transvaal. 

 (Major J. Stevenson-Hamilton.) 



5. MOEMYEUS. 



Linn., Syst. Nat., i., p. 522 (part.) ; Bouleng., Cat. Freshw. Fish. 



Afr., i., p. 126 (1909). 



Teeth small, notched ; few in number, |^ ; minute conical teeth 

 on parasphenoid and tongue ; mouth terminal ; nostrils moderately 

 far apart, remote from eye. 



MORMYRUS ANCHIET.E, Guim. 



Guimaraes, Jorn. Sc. Lisb., x., 1884, p. 4, pi. i., fig. 3; Bouleng., 

 Cat. Fresh. Fish. Afr., i., p. 129 (1909). 



Teeth notched, 6 in upper 9 in lower jaw. Depth of body 4 times 

 in total length excluding caudal, length of head nearly 3f times. 



