ELEOTKIS. 19 



naked orwitli a few scales ; uperculuin more or less scaly ; siiotit broad, 

 rounded, as long as or a little longer than eye, the diameter of which is 

 5 (young) to 8 times in length of head, 1^ to 2^ times in interorbital 

 width ; lower jaw projecting ; maxillary extending to below centre or 

 posterior border of eye; no canine teeth; a strong aiitrorse spine at 

 angle of pneoperculum. Dorsals A'l, I 8, narrowly separated from each 

 other, longest soft rays h to ?- length of head. Anal 1 8. its origin a 

 little behind that of dorsal. Pectoral | to | length of head, longer than 

 ventral. Caudal rounded-subacuminate, shorter than lieail. Caudal 

 peduncle If to 2 times as long as deep. Scales smooth on the nape, 

 strongly ciliated on the body, 40— "iO in longitudinal scries, l'i-17 

 between dorsal and anal, Reddisli blown or dark brown above, spotted 

 and speckled with darker; a dark lateral band sometimes present; tins 

 jellowish, with dark brown or black transverse bands or series of spots ; 

 lower surfiice of head brown, usually with light spots. 



Total length 2-_'U niillim. 



West Africa, from Senegambia to tiic Congo. — Type in Paris 

 Museum. 



J. 8. Biidfrett, Esq. (P.). 

 Dr. W. J. Aiisoige ({'.). 



N. W.Tiiomas, E.s«]. (1'.). 



Lh-. J. J5iittikolVr (C.) ; 

 Ley den Museiini (E.). 

 W. 1'. I,,)\v,., E>(i. (('.). 

 Mr A. Moloiiev (P.). 

 >AI:ij<ir (J. E. Bnifo (I'.). 

 J. S. P.ll(l;.(.lt, E.Mj. (1'.). 



I"i-. \\'. ■!. Ansor^e ((;.). 



Miss Kiiigslev (T'.). 

 (i. L. Bates, Es(]. (C). 



Mit^s Kiiigsloy (('.). 

 I»r. W. .). An«)i-ge (('.). 

 if. P.. X. Walker, Em|. 



(I'.). 



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