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The following list contains the specimens, belonging to well- 

 known species : 



Ctenopoma Petherici Gthr ; Bayari-sea , vernacular name labakali. 



Ophiocephalus obscurus Gthr. 



Mastacemhelus cryptacanthus Gthr. D 31 / ca. 120 ; A 2 / ca. 128. 



Mastacemhelus marchei Svge. D 28 / ca. 85 ; A 2 / ca. 85. 



Hemichromis himaculatus Gill. D 15/10; A 3/9. 



Clarias xenodon Gthr. 



Clarias gdbonensis Gthr. 



Schilbe mystus 0. et V. 



Chrysichthys cranchii Leach. Dl/6;A12;Pl/9, diJBFers from 

 Steindachner's description (S. B. Ak. Wien 1869, LX, Ie 

 Abth. S. 987) by the situation of the eye , the distance between 

 the hind margin of the eye and the gill-opening being greater 

 than that between its front margin and the end of the snout ; 

 by the shorter barbels : maxillary barbels extending a little 

 beyond the base of the pectorals ; and by the dorsal spine 

 being serrated at the top anteriorly. Total length 13 cm. 



Auchenaspis hiscutatus Geoffr. 



Malapterurus electricus Gm. 



Alestes macrolepidotus C. et V. 



Alestes leuciscus Gthr. Height of the body a little more than 

 one-third of the total length without caudal; length of the 

 head a little more than one-third. Total length 13 cm. 



Distichodus martini Stdchr. D 26; A 16; LI. 75 until the 

 base of the middle caudal finrays, 81 until half their length; 

 Lt. -r , until the ventral line, 11 until the outer ray of the 



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ventral fin. Total length 8,4 cm. 

 Morrnyrus oxyrhynchus Geoff. D 78; A 18, LI. ca. 105; total 



length 17 cm. 

 Morrnyrus tamandua Gthr. Bayari-sea ; vernacular name Lukunku. 

 Morrnyrus Petersii Gthr. vernacular name Lufula. 

 Morrnyrus grandisquamis Ptrs , D 28 ; A 33 ; LI. ca. 54 , total 



length 11 cm. 

 Morrnyrus discorhynchus Ptrs , D 33 ; A 22 ; LI. ca. 65 ; teeth 



