I'ISIIKS FIÌO.M IIOAVDA 7^} 



leiiytli of hc.-iil, I'ljunls iiitoroi'liital w idtli. .•iiid iwceuds least dejitli 

 of praeoi'liital; jaws e(|ual in front; maxillary not (extending- quite 

 to below anterior border of ey(-; teeth small, in '-^ or 4 rows, outer 

 largest, with oblique bicuspid crowns, 30 tool) in upper jaw. inner 

 conical or indistinctly tricus])id; 3 or 4 series of scales on llie 

 cheek, the depth of the scaly part below the eye about -/., diameter 

 of latter. tliU-rakers short, some bifid, 7 or 8 on lower part of 

 anterior arch. Dorsal XV-XVI <S-10 (usually 9) nearly e(|ual in 

 length from the fifth or sixth, about ^/. length of head; longest 

 soft rays V^ to Vs length of head. Anal III 8-1) (usually ',)); tliird 

 spine longest, as long as longest dorsals. Pectoral acutely pointed, 

 as long as or a little shorter than head, reaching vertical of origin 

 of anal. Venlral reaching or nearly reaching origin of anal. (laudai 

 truncate. Caudal peduncle 1 Ya to 1 "/s times iiA long as deep. 

 Scales feebly denticulate , very small on pectoral region , 30-33 

 ~^; lateral lines ^~. Yellowish or pale jjrownish, with C to 8 

 more or less distinct dark cross-bars, which may be traversed by 

 a dark lateral band extending from the eye to tlie caudal fin ; 

 fins yellowish or pale brownish, soft dorsal and caudal sometimes 

 with small round dark spots. 



Total lenq'th '.)() millim. 



Numerous specimens from .linja and from Bussu. One, 38 

 millim. long, has young in the mouth. 



Allied to T. martini, Lìlgr. 



30. Tilapia, Ia.oi*iiiio$^i*., Blgr. 

 Bussu, Kidumino, Jinja, Bululo. 



31. Tiliti>i!i nubila,, Blgr. 



Kidumino, Jinja, Kakindu, Bululo. 



32. Tilapia macx-ops, sp. n. (PI. III. lig. 1). 



Depth of body equal to length of head, S ^4 f<^' 3 times in 

 total lengtli. Head twice, or a little over twice, as long as broad; 

 snout rounded , with slightly convex upper profile , shorter than 

 eye, which is 3 times in length of head, equals interorbital 



