CHARACINID.E. 197 



ventral. Yellowish brown, with a broad dark lateral band, passing 

 through (he eye, and a scries of about 12 brown bars on the back ; fins 

 greyish. 



Total length 42 millim. 



Ogowe. — Type in Paris Museum. 



Well characterized by the short body and caudal peduncle, the high 

 number of rays in the dorsal fin, and the low number of scales in the 

 lateral line. 



18. XENOCHARAX, Gtl.r. 



1. XENOCHARAX SriLURUS, Gtlir. 



Tappenli. Mittli. Zool. Mus. Boil. v. I'.tll, p. 513. 



Add :— 



18. Y{j. Sankuni ]?. nt Koiulue, Kasni. M. E. Luja (C.) ; Luxem- 



burg Museum (P.). 



20. CITHARINUS, Cuv. 



1. CITHARINUS CITHARUS, Geoffr. 

 Pellogr. Poiss. Bass. Tchad, p. 83, pi. vi. fig. i (1914). 



Add: — 

 40-50. Yg. Lagoon at Asaba, Low. Niger. Major G. E. Bruce (P.). 



51-52. Yg. Ahoiiia R., Cross 1{. Capt. R. E. Gard'iier (P.). 



2. CITHARINUS CONGICUS, Blgr. 

 ■ Add:— 



5. Yg. Saiikuiu R. at Kondue, Kasai. M. E. Luja (C.) ; Luxem- 



burg Museum (P.). 



3. CITHARINUS LATUS, M. & T. 

 Add :— 

 1(). Yg. Lagoon at Asaba, Low. Niger. Major G. E. Bruce (P.). 



17. Yg. (reba R. at Bafata, Portug. Guiuea. Dr. W. J. Ausorge (C). 



5. CITHARINUS GIBBOSUS, Blgr. 

 Rioiiul. Deiiksdir. Ak. Wlni, IxxnIx. UI13, p. I'J. 



