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two on eacli side, anterior § to } diameter of eye, posterior nearly as 

 long as eye, the distance between them greater than diameter of eye 

 in the adult. Dorsal III-IV 9, free edge distinctly emarginate ; last 

 simple ray strong, bony, not serrated, | to f length of head ; the fin 

 nearly equally distant from occiput and from root of caudal. Anal II- 

 III 5, longest ray about § length of head. Tectoral g to | length of 

 head, not reaching ventral. Ventral below anterior rays of dorsal. 

 Caudal peduncle li to 1| times as long as deep. Scales finely striated 

 longitudinally, 32-34 "|, 3 between lateral line and ventral, 12 round 

 caudal peduncle. Olive-lnown above and on the fins, whitish beneath ; 

 scales of young edged with blackish. 



Total length 640 niillim. 



Victoria Nile. — Types in Genoa Museum. 



1. One of tlio types. Kakinda. Dr. E. Bayon (C.j ; Genoa 



Museum (P.). 

 ■J. All. Jiiija, liipon Fall.s. Dr. van Somercn (P.). 



Distinguished from />. intermeilhis by the broader mouth. 



40 i. BAIIBUS GIRAl^DT. 

 B.mlcng. Ann. & IVlag. N. H. (G) vi. 1010, p. 551. 



Depth of body 3 to 3| times in total length, length of head 3^ to 4;^ 

 times. Snout rounded, 3^ to 3i times in length of head ; eye 3 (young) 

 to 4 times in length of head, interorbital width 2^ to 2| times ; mouth 

 inferior, its width o\ to 4 times in length of liead ; lips rather feebly 

 developed, lower restricted to the sides; two barbels on each side, 

 subequal, or posterior a little longer, 1^ to H diameters of eye. 

 Dorsal IV 10, equally distant from anterior border of eye and from 

 caudal, border concave; last simple ray very strong, bony, not serrated, 

 1 to H times length of head. Anal 111 o, reaching caudal in the adult. 

 Pectoral as long as head, nearly reaching ventral ; latter below anterior 

 soft rays of dorsal. Caudal peduncle T| times as long as deep. Scales 

 finely striated longitudinally, 40-44 jpf|, 3|-4i between lateral lino 

 and ventral, 16-1 S round caudal peduncle. Brownish above, the scales 

 darker at the base, whitish beneath ; all the fins of a rich red in life. 



Total len<>th 300 millim. 



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Angola. 



l-C. Types. buealla 11. at Dncalla. l>r. W. .1. Ansorge (C). 



Distiiiuuished from /,'. iufcniitiJiii.s h\ the smaller scales. 



