NO. 2294. FISHES FROM WEST AFRICA— FOWLER. 285 



as broad flap protruding in front. Teeth, 6 incisors above and 6 

 below, each with notched edges. Nostrils small, simple pores close 

 together, slightly behind last third in snout length. Interorbital 

 convex. 



Gill-openuig lateral, about U in snout. Rakers, 4 + 7 short 

 rudimentay tubercles, and gill-filaments about equal eye. 



Scales all narrowly imbricated, in rows sloping upward posteriorly, 

 largest on caudal peduncle, around which 12, and closely crowded 

 on predorsal. Caudal scaly, most scales large, edges broadly naked. 

 Head covered with numerous pores. Scales with fine complete 

 circuli, basal striae 24 to 27 and apical striae reticulate, mcomplete 

 medially m smaller scales. Lateral line median along side; scales 

 small and tubes arborescent on trunk. 



Dorsal hiserted nearer snout tip than last anal ray base; fin slightly 

 higher in front. Anal begms about midway in dorsal base; front 

 branched rays highest. Caudal forked, pointed lobes about equal. 





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Fig. 7.— Mormyrus goiieeni. 



Pectoral broad, extends back one-fifth in depressed ventral. Latter 

 inserted very slightly behind dorsal origm; fui, 1§ to anal. Vent 

 close before anal. 



Color in alcohol largely dull dusky-brown, mostly uniform. Dorsal 

 with median longitudmal bro\\'nish band obscurely. Outer portions 

 of caudal lobes, front of anal, and ends of paired fins with dusky to 

 blackish tints. Iris slaty. Head, belly, and basal portion of pec- 

 toral paler than upper surfaces. 



Length, 345 mm. 



Type.— C&t. No. 48517, U.S.N.M. St. Paul's River, Liberia. 

 Rolla P. Currie. 



Also Cat. Nos. 48514 to 48516, and 48518, same data, paratypes. 

 These have: head, 3| to 3f ; depth, 4 to 4|; D. ii, 56 to ii, 59; A. ii 

 or III, 18 to 21; scales, 80 or 81 in lateral line to caudal base and 2 

 to 4 more on latter; 14 to 17 scales above lateral line to dorsal origin 

 and 11 to 14 below; 32 to 36 predorsal scales; scales, 12 or 13 around 



