282 CHARACINIDJ^. 



beyond root of ventral. Caudal forked, with pointed lobes. Caudal 

 peduncle 2 to 2J times as long as deep. Scales 42-49 gf^, 4 between 

 lateral line and root of ventral. Yellowish, with 8 to 10 brown bars 



Fis. 215. 





Nannocharax fa so a tus. 

 Type, after Giinther (?. c). 



across the back, more or less confluent with similar bars on the sides of 

 the body ; these bars sometimes very irregular ; 2 or 3 brown bars 

 across the dorsal, one on the ventral, and one on the anal ; a brown spot 

 at the base of the caudal and one or two brown bars across each lobe of 

 this fin. 



Total length 75 millim. 



Gold Coast to Congo. 



1-5. Ad. & hgr. Akropong, Gold Coast. U. B. N. Walker, Esq. (C.) ; 



Dr. A. Giinther (P.). 

 6-7, 8-10. Ad. Kribi R., S. Cameroon. G. L. Bates, Esq. (C). 



11. Type. Gaboon. 



4. NANNOCHARAX INTERMEDIUS. 

 Bouleng. Ann. k Mag. N. H. (7) xii. 1903, p. 437. 



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

 4^ times. Head deeper than broad ; snout as long as or a little shorter 

 than eye, which is 3 to SJ times in length of head and equals or slightly 

 exceeds interorbital width. Dorsal III 10-11, originating above base 

 of ventral, situated nearer end of snout than caudal, longest ray as 

 long as head. Anal III 7-8. Pectoral as long as head or slightly 

 shorter, reaching a little beyond origin of ventral. Caudal forked, with 

 sharply pointed lobes. Caudal peduncle twice as long as deep. Scales 

 47-55 (^1, 5 between lateral line and root of ventral. Yellowish, with 

 10 to 13 brown cross-bars, which are darker on the sides ; these bars 

 sometimes irregular or broken up into spots ; a dark blotch at the base 



