MORMYKTLS. 



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a little nearer bise of cau.lal than base of pectoral. Pectoral rounded 

 or obtusely pointed, J to J length of head ; ventral a\)out | leni^th of 

 head. Caudal for the greater part scaled, with rounded lobes. Caudal 



F\cr. 106. 



"^i^ 



^^x 



Whit." Nile (F. N.)- i- 

 peduncle 1^ to 2 times as long as deep, | to h length of head. 88-98 



17-25 



16-18 



scales in lateral line, .^^^z^ in transverse series on body, ^^^j^ in transverse 

 series between dorsal and anal, 28-30 round caudal peduncle. Grey or 

 brown, lighter beneath. 



Total length 3-30 millim. 



Lower Nile to Bahr-el-Gebel, Niger, Volta. — 'I'ypes in Paris Museum. 



1-2. Ad. Fasliod:!, White Nile. L. Loat, Estj. ((J.). 



8. Skel. „ „ 



4. Ad. Polkoni, Btu-o II. (,S()l)at). 



5. Ad. Kciiisseh, Bahr-el-(l('l)el. 



G. Ad. (Type of Nig<'r. 



Af. [/Ki'nt/teri.) 



7. Ad. Beiuie R., N. of Ihi. 



Mr. P. C. Zaphiro (i\); 



W. N. McMillan, Esii. (P.). 

 L. Loat, Esq. (('.). 

 i\Ir. J. T. Daltoii (('.). 



H. L. Xorron Traill. Es(|. (C), 



2. MORMYRUS ANCHlET.l]. 



Gnimaraes, Jorn. So. Lisb. x. 1884, p. 4, pi. i. fig. 3 ; Bouleng. Proc. Zool. Soc. 

 1898, p. 814. 



Depth of body 4 to 5^ times in total length, length of head 4 to 4^ 

 times. Head IJ to IJ limes as long as deep, with curved upper profile ; 

 snout about ^ as long as postorbital part of head ; chin slightly swollen ; 

 teeth notched, 7 or 9 in upper jaw, 10 in lower; eye moderate, its 

 diameter ^ to i length of snout, f interorbital width. Dorsal 62-66, 

 originating well in advance of ventral, about 4 times as long as anal. 

 Anal 18-20, originating nearer base of caudal than base of pectoral. 



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