518 An nut* i if ///< Hnulh Afrlcfin 



"Body short or more or less elongate; scales cycloid or ctenoid ; 

 two lateral lines both incomplete, or the upper nearly complete. Two 

 or more series of teeth, the outer conical and sometimes canine-like 

 in the adult, sometimes bicuspid in the young, the others unicuspid 

 or tricuspid ; maxillary usually exposed when the mouth is closed. 

 Dorsal with 10 to 18 spines, anal with 3. Parietal and occipital 

 crests strong, extending to between the orbits. Vertebrae 27-37. 



Africa and Syria." 



Synopsis of the South African Species described. 



7 to 14 gill-rakers on lower part of .anterior arch ; less than 50 scales 

 in longitudinal series on the body. 



A I ']< -maxillary process very long, extending to between the orbits ; caudal 

 rounded or truncate. 



1. Width of head not more than 2.\ times in its length, 

 (a) Pectoral at least nearly as long as head. 



D. xv 13 ; A. iii, 9-10 ; Sc, 34-37 ^ ; 5 or 



6 series of scales on the cheek . 1. /'. l<>-ii<iini<rnn*, Tilgr. 



03 



D. xiv 11 ; A. iii 7 ; Sc. 31 ; 5 series of 



scales on the cheek ; pectoral | length 



of head ....... 2. P. tinioldi, n. sp. 



(6) Pectoral much shorter than head. 



D. xv 14; A. iii 9-10; Sc. 33-35 ^-^ ; 8-9 



series of scales on the cheek ; pectoral 



| length of head 3. P. ellcnbergeri, n. sp. 



D. xvi 14; A. iii 10; Sc. 36 ^~; 8 series of 



lo 



scales on the cheek ; pectoral f length 



of head . . 4. P. zambesensis, n. sp. 



2. Width of head 2-J to 3 times in its length ; 



pectoral shorter than head. 

 D. xiv-xvi 14-1(5; A. iii 10-13; Sc. 30-39 



)T8 ' l wer J aw projecting ; 7-10 series 

 of scales on the cheek ; caudal peduncle 

 as long as or a little longer than deep . 5. P. angusticeps, Blgr. 



B. Premaxillary processes not extending to between the orbits ; caudal 



rounded, truncate, or slightly cmarginate, not scaly. 

 1 . Pharyngeal teeth all slender. 



Snout considerably longer than the eye in the adult; depth of body 



2 1 to 4i times in total length. 

 Caudal peduncle as long as deep, or slightly longer than deep ; head 



2 to 2^ times as long as broad. 

 6 to 9 series of scales on the cheek. 



