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and is likewise in the posterior half of the body. The pectorals are 

 shorter than the head and are separated from the ventrals by 

 a considerable distance. The ventrals do not reach the anus which 

 is situated in the beginning of the last third of the distance 

 between the origin of the ventral and the anal fins. There 

 is a prominent tube running from between the bases of the 

 ventrals backwards and posteriorly ends as the opening of the 

 anus. The caudal fin in emarginate ; the lobes are subrounded 

 and equal. The height of the caudal peduncle is slightly less 

 than its length. 



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Nemnclnliis monilis, sp. nov- 



a. F.ateral view of type-specimen X l\. 



b. Ventral surface of head of same X 2. 



c. Dorsal surface of head of same X 2. 



Neinachilits monilis possesses a characteristic colouration and 

 can be easily distinguished from the rest of the species in the genus. 

 There is a well-developed moniliform black band along the lateral 

 line in the middle of the body from the base of the caudal fin 

 to the tip of the snout , interrupted by the eye in its course ; 

 those of the two sides meet across the tip of the snout anteriorly. 

 The last of the component spots in the series is more prominent. 

 Th';^ band is continued as a black streak along the middle of the 

 caudal fin ; otherwise the bodv is of a dirtv white colour 



