from the Ogowe River and Old Calabar. 279 



Alestes longipinnis. 

 Brachyalestes longipinnis, Giinth. Fish. v. p. 315. 

 Azumine" Creek and Ogowe River. 



Alestes Kingsleya, sp. n. (PI. XV. fig. B.) 



D. 10. A. 15-16. L. lat. 23-24. L. transv. 4/3|. 



The height of the body is one third of the total length 

 (without caudal), the length of the head one fourth. Eye 

 two sevenths of the length of the head, equal to that of the 

 snout, but less than the width of the interorbital space. 

 Origin of the dorsal fin a little behind that of the ventrals. 

 None of the fin-rays elongate. A deep black band commences 

 abruptly in the middle of the tail, opposite to the origin of 

 the anal fin, and runs to the end of the central caudal rays ; 

 it is broader at its commencement than at its end. A more 

 or less distinct dark spot above the commencement of the 

 lateral line. 



millim. 



Total length 115 



„ „ -without caudal 95 



Length of the head 26 



Diameter of the eye 8 



Ogowe River. 



Sarcodaces odoe, Bl. 



Old Calabar ; Ogowe River. 



Distichodus notospilus. 

 Distichodus notospilus, Giinth. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 1867, xx. p. 114. 

 Lambarene. 



Xenocharax spilurus. 



Xenocharax spilurus, Giinth. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 1867, xx. p. 113, 

 pi. iii. fig. B. 



Talagouga. 



Mormyrus zanclirostris. 



Mormyms zanclirostris, Giinth. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 1867, xx. 

 p. 114, pi. ii. fig. B. 



Common at Talagouga. 



20* 



