130 



MORMYEID^. 



Pectoral rounded, f to nearly f length of head, ventral f. Caudal 

 densely scaled, with obtusely pointed lobes. Caudal peduncle twice as 

 long as deep, nearly J length of head. 80-86 scales in lateral line, 



rig. 107. 



^,^s^^ 



'^'■^^^^^^i^'^iiv^Z. 



Mormijrus anchietfr. 

 Mossamedes. 



Ifi-lS . , • u 1 14-1.') . , • 1 i. J 1 



27ii24 m transverse series on body, j^^^^ in transverse series between dorsal 

 and anal, 22-26 round caudal peduncle. Brownish above, silvery 

 beneath. 



Total length 330 millim. 



Angola. — Type in Lisbon Museum. 

 1-3. Hgr. Emme Lagoon, Mossamedes. Dr. W. J. Ansorge (C). 



3. MORMYRUS MACROPHTHALMUS. 

 Gunth. Cat. Fish. vi. p. 217 (1866) ; Bouleng. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1898, p. 815. 



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

 6 times. Head scarcely longer than deep, with strongly curved upper 



Fiff. 108. 



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Mormyrvs macrophthahnvs. 

 Type. 1. 



profile ; snout short, ^ as long as postorbital part of head, projecting a 

 little beyond the mouth ; teeth very small, feebly notched, 7 in upper 



