FRESH-WATER FISHES OF LIBERIA—SCHULTZ 339 
blackish bars on body; young with a black lateral band connecting 
the black bars; these black bars more intense along midaxis, almost 
forming black blotches in adults_____ Hemichromis fasciatus Peters 
2b. A fleshy pad at anterior upper base of first gill arch; no canines at 
front of jaws; 3 or 4 scale rows on cheeks. 
4a. About 28 seales in the lower lateral line, its length 144 times longer than 
the head; scales about 38, 8 or 9 from origin of dorsal to upper lateral 
line and 10 from anal origin to upper lateral line; 2 or 3 scales between 
lateral lines at front of lower lateral line; several rows of teeth behind 
the outer row; dorsal rays XIV, 17; anal III, 9; gill rakers simple, 
about 10+-14; pectoral fin with 15 rays, very long 2% in standard 
length; least depth of caudal peduncle 1.3 in its length. Color—Con- 
sisting of lengthwise streaks on body; dorsal and anai mottled. 
Pelmatochromis jentinkii (Steindachner) 
4b. About 7 to 10 scales in the lower posterior lateral line; scale rows about 
27 to 30; 3 to 3% seales from origin of dorsal fin to upper lateral 
line and 8 or 9 scales from origin of anal to upper lateral line; 
postorbital part of head about 1 to 144 in depth of caudal peduncle. 
5a. Scale rows 27 or 28; least depth of caudal peduncle about 0.9 time 
in its length; gill rakers simple on first arch 4 to 6+-8; several rows 
of teeth within the outer row; length of posterior lateral line about 
44 length of head and with about 8 scales; greatest width of naked 
area on cheek about 3 times in postorbital length of head; dorsal 
rays XIV—XV, 11 or 12, anal usually III, 8; color pattern of 7 black- 
ish bars with a large blackish blotch in the 5th under the last 
spines and first soft rays of dorsal fin; black opercular spot; caudal 
fininopibarteds- G2 =5 Pelmatochromis biittikoferi (Steindachner) 
5b. Scale rows about 30; least depth of caudal peduncle about 1.2 to 1.3 in 
its length from base of last anal ray to midbase of caudal fin; length 
of posterior lateral line % to %4 length of head and with about 8 
scales; no teeth behind outer row or not more than one irregular 
row ; gill rakers branched 5 to 7+S§ to 11; dorsal rays XVII to XVIII, 
9 to 11; anal III, 7. Color of males.—Dorsal fin with 2 or 3 black 
and white bars, more or less extending in the same direction as the 
fin rays; body with about 8 indistinet bars or an indistinet band along 
midaxis; black opercular spot; outer rays of pelvics blackish and 
pelvics elongate in specimens over 50 mm. standard length, usually 
equal to or 114 times length of head; upper rays of caudal mottled with 
blackish. Color of females.—Margin of dorsal black otherwise 
median fins plain; pelvics entirely black, shorter than head; upper 
half of body brown with a purplish brown bar between anus and 
base of pelvics and extending obliquely backward toward end of 
spiny dorsal and first soft rays but fusing with color of upper half 
Ofy oO Giyet 2s ues a es Peimatochromis humilis Boulenger 
5c. Scale rows 26 to 28; least depth of caudal peduncle 1.0 in its length; 
gill rakers 8 to 5+7 or 8; posterior lateral line 1% to % length 
of head with 7 or 8 scales; greatest width of naked area on cheek 
about 3.9 to 4 times in postorbital length of head; dorsal rays XV, 
10 or 11 (usually 11); anal III, 7 or 8. Color—Caudal fin barred 
with about 10 narrow black bars crossing it; posteriorly dorsal and 
anal somewhat barred; sides of body with 7 or 8 blackish bars that 
sometimes join to form a lengthwise blackish band along midaxis, 
