Freshioater Fishes from Sierra Leone. 203 



Barhus leonensis. 



Deptli of body equal to length of head, 3^ times in total 

 length. Snout rounded, shorter than eye, which is 3 times 

 in length of head and a little less thau interorbital width ; 

 mouth small, terminal, with feebly developed lips; no 

 barbels. Dorsal III 7, equally distant from posterior border 

 of eye and from caudal, border straight ; last simple ray not 

 enlarged, not serrated, slightly shorter than head. Anal III 5, 

 not reaching caudal. Pectoral shorter than head, not reaching 

 ventral; latter below origin of dorsal. Caudal forked. 

 Caudal peduncle \^ times as long as deep. Scales radiately 

 striated, 21-23 ^, 2 between lateral line series and ventral, 

 8 round caudal peduncle; lateral line present only in front, 

 reduced to 7 tubules. Yellow, with black dots on the 

 borders of the dorsal scales ; a black spot on the dorsal tin 

 and another at the base of the caudal. 



Total length 21 mm. 



Two specimens. 



Closely allied to B.J<p, Blgr. 



Haplochilus annulatus. 



Depth of body 5 times in total length, length of head 3j 

 times. Head flat above ; snout a little shorter than eye ; 

 mouth directed upwards, lower jaw projecting ; eye 2f times 

 in length of head, 1^ times in interorbital width ; prseorbital 

 very narrow. Dorsal 7, originating twice as far from occiput 

 as from root of caudal, above posterior fourth of anal, pro- 

 duced, longest ray as long as head. Anal 13, produced like 

 the dorsal. Pectoral a little shorter than head, extending 

 beyond base of ventral ; latter small. Caudal pointed, 

 median rays produced, longer than head. Caudal peduncle 

 1§ times as long as deep. 28 or 29 scales in longitudinal 

 series ; lateral line represented by an interrupted series of 

 pits. Lemon-yellow, with four broad black rings, the first 

 round the head, the last round the caudal peduncle ; dorsal 

 and anal yellow, with the anterior rays black; caudal 

 orange, with two dark purple longitudinal lines. 



Total length 16 mm. 



Two specimens. 



Appears most nearly related to //. chevalieri, Pellegr. 



