114 HEMICHROMIS FASCIATUS, 



fusco-violacea." As I said above, we find in none of the 

 here mentioned specimens the white corners to the tail 

 combined with the black centres of the scales. 



Steindachner (1869) says that the cross-bands may so- 

 metimes disappear , or be changed in dark spots ; further : 

 »auf jeder Schuppe liegt ein kleiner schwarzgrauer Fleck. 

 Oberer Rand der Dorsale und obere Ecke der Caudale 

 rosenroth." The author had a material of 20 specimens, 

 and none of them, as I may conclude from the descrip- 

 tion , showed both corners (lower as well as upper) of the 

 caudal fin »roseuroth". ') All specimens were captured in 

 the Senegal River. 



Sauvage (1880) says nothing about the coloration of the 

 tail , fins or scales. The specimen he describes is from the 

 Gaboon River. 



Rochebrune (1882) asserts that the description of Blee- 

 ker is not exact. As however the coloration of his speci- 

 mens is as little corresponding with that of the specimens 

 described by Peters , Giinther and Steindachner , I suppose 

 his fishes did not belong to Hemichromis fasciatus. 



Perugia (1890 — 91) says that the small specimens he 

 describes want the black spot on the operculum , but , 

 for the rest, correspond with the diagnosis of Peters. — 

 Congo River. 



Steindachner (1894) says: »5 dunkle Qiierbinden am 



Rumpfe auf den 4 — 5 mittleren Langsschuppen- 



reihen des Rurapfes liegt auf jeder Schuppe zwischen den 

 Querbinden ein ziemlich grosser, intensiv brauner Fleck. 

 Viel schwacher der Grosse und Tiefe der Farbung nach 

 sind die braunen Flecken auf den übrigen Schuppenreihen 

 bis zur Rückenlinie hinauf entwickelt. Der dunkle Fleck 

 am Kiemendeckel fehlt aber bei ganz jungen Exem- 

 plaren." — Liberia. 



1) Steindachner made his annotations after fresh fishes ; in spirits rose-colour 

 hecomes white. 



Notes from the Leyden IMuseum , "Vol. XVII. 



