48 A^■ABA^■TID.i:. 



fin near llie pectoral, Avith one spine and five soft rays ; pelvic bones 

 connected with the clavicular symphysis by ligament. PrtEcaudal 

 vertebnc all with transverse processes, to the extremity of which the 

 ribs are attached. Air-bladder much elongate, bifid behind, and 

 prolonged into the caudal region, which bears ribs. 

 A single genus. 



1. ANABAS. 



Ciiv. l{{;gne Anirn. ii. p. 339 (1817) ; Giinth. Cat. Fi^li. iii. p. 374 (1861) ; 



Eouleng. Poiss. Bass. Congo, p. 371 (1901), and Fish. Nile, p. 4il (1907). 

 Spirohranchis, Vnv. & Val. Hist. Pois3. vil. p. 392 (1831) ; Giinth. t. c. p. 373. 

 Ctenopoma, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 184-1, p. 34; Giintli. t. c. p. 373; Peters^ 



Hciso Mossanil). iv. p. 14 (1868). 

 SamhUa, Castehi. Mom. Poiss. Afr. Austr. ]i. 36 (1861). 



Body short or moderately elongate, more or less compressed, covered 

 with large, hard, ctenoid scales; lateral line interrupted. Head convex, 

 covered with scales ; mouth moderately large, with small conical teeth ; 

 teeth on the vomer and on the parasphenoid ; palatine teeth present or 

 absent. Anterior nostril in a short tube. Spinous part of the dorsal 

 and anal fins longer than the soft; 12 to 20 dorsal and G to 11 anal 

 spines. Vertebrae 25 to 31. 



South-eastern x\sia and Tropical and South Africa. 



S>/no2)sis of the Species. 



I. Caii(l;d jieJuncle * very distiuct, measuring at least the ilianieter of the eye ; 

 depth of body more than 2i times in total length. 

 A. Ventral fin not reaching anal : maxillary extending to below anterior 

 third of eye, or beyond; teeth on palatine bones. 

 1. 12 to 17 dorsal si)ines ; siiboperciilum not deutioulate ; scales partly 

 cycloid, partly ctenoid. 

 D. XII-XIVf-10; A. VI- VII 8-11 : So. 27- 



30g^Q 1. .4..cy..n.s«, C. .t v.. p. .-iO. 



I). XIII-XV 8-9 ; A. VIII-IX 8-9 ; So. 27- 



29 jj;^ 2. .1. cicina,, BIgr., p. 51. 



1). XV-XVII 9-1(1 ; A. V1I-\11I 9-10 ; So. 



33-35 j^l,. '">■ --i- (>Mn.ui, Cast<-ln., p. 52. 



* The muscular part, not inoluciirig the base of the caudal fin, which is covered uilli 

 scales. 



