344 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM VOL. 92 
PELMATOCHROMIS CAUDIFASCIATUS Boulenger 
Pelmatochromis caudifasciatus BoULENGER, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, vol. 12, 
p. 69, 1918. 
The Museum of Comparative Zoology contains 4 specimens, 34-55 
mm., collected at Gbanga, Sept. 26, 1926, by G. M. Allen. 
Genus TILAPIA Smith 
Tilapia SmitH, Zool. South Africa, pl. 5, 1849 (type, 7. sparrmanni SmiTH). 
TILAPIA PLEUROMELAS Duméril 
Tilapia pleuromelas DuMéERI, Arch. Mus., vol. 10, p. 253, 1859. (Sparus galilaeus 
Artedi in Hasselquist is not valid as it is previous to 1758.) 
Tilapia galilaea Fowter, Proc. U. 8. Nat. Mus., vol. 56, p. 248, 1919 (St. Pauls 
River). 
The United States National Museum collections contain the follow- 
ing specimens: 
U.S.N.M. No. 48505, 3 specimens, 55 to 66 mm., St. Pauls River, Mt. Coffee, Rolla 
P. Currie. 
U.S.N.M. No. 118818, 3 specimens, 100 to 147 mm., Harbel, Wm. M. Mann. 
TILAPIA BUTTIKOFERI (Hubrecht) 
Chromis biittikoferi HuprecHt, Notes Leyden Mus., vol. 3, p. 66, 1881 (St. Pauls 
River).—STEINDACHNER, Notes Leyden Mus., vol. 16, p. 39, 1894 (St. Pauls 
River). 
Tilapia bittikoferi BoULENGER, Cat. fresh-water fishes Africa, vol. 3, p. 214, fig. 
138, 1915 (Liberia).—Fow.ter, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 56, p. 245, 1919 
(Liberia).—PELLEGRIN, Poiss. eaux douces Africa Occid., p. 292, 1923 
(Liberia). 
The following specimens are in the National Museum collections: 
U.S.N.M. No. 48491, 1 specimen, Monrovia, Mt. Coffee, O. F. Cook and G. N. 
Collins. 
U.S.N.M. No. 48501, 1 specimen 195 mm., Mount Coffee, St. Pauls River, Rolla 
P. Currie. 
U.S.N.M. No. 48502, 1 specimen, 89 mm., Mt. Coffee, St. Pauls River, Rolla P. 
Currie. 
TILAPIA ZILLII (Gervais) 
Acerina zillii Gervais, Ann. Se. Nat., vol. 10, p. 203, 1848. 
Dr. Mann collected 5 specimens, 24-76 mm., U.S.N.M. No. 118814, at 
Bellyella. 
TILAPIA MELANOPLEURA Duméril 
Tilapia melanopleura DuMERIL, Arch. Mus., vol. 10, p. 252, pl. 22, fig. 1, 1859.— 
BoutenceEr, Cat. fresh-water fishes Africa, vol. 3, p. 192, 1915 (Nanna Kru 
Liberia). 
Chromis niloticus STEINDACHNER, Notes Leyden Mus., vol. 16, p. 38, 1894 (Junk 
River). 
