66 CimOMIS BUTTIKOFERI. 



NOTE XVII. 



ON A COLLECTION OF FISHES FROM THE 



ST. PAUL'S RIVER, LIBERIA, WITH DESCRIPTION 



OF THREE NEW SPECIES. 



BY 



Dr. A. A. W. HUBRECHT. 



In Note XIV the object of the expedition of Messrs. 

 Büttikofer and Sala to W. Africa has been traced by Prof. 

 Schlegel and it may here suffice to repeat that during their 

 first year's stay they principally explored the banks of the 

 St. Paul's river in Liberia. 



In this river the following freshwater fishes were collected : 



Chfotnis tnossfimhicMis. 



Of this species, with which Steiudachuer has been able 

 to identify several nominal species, reducing the known 

 African Chromides to two species: C. niloticus and C. mos- 

 sambicus , seventeen specimens of different sizes were collec- 

 ted. They all range within the limits of variation fixed 

 by Dr. Steindachner, The vernacular name is Z7o, which 

 is applied to Hemichromis faseiatus as well. 



Accepting the conclusions of Steindachner above alluded 

 to I have however to describe a new species which is dif- 

 ferent from both. 



Chrotnis buttihoferi n. sp. 



The length of the head is contained three times and 



Notec froiTi tlie Leyclen IVIiiseiiwi , Vol. III. 



