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not quile reaching ventral. Caudal forked. Caudal peduncle twice as 

 long as deep. Scales with radiating striae, 68-70 "Z."' , 3 between 

 lateral line and ventral, 20-22 round caudal peduncle. Silvery ; caudal 

 tin orange, with tlie median rays blackish. 



Total length ]20 millim. 



South Cameroon (Congo Basin). 

 1-2. Types. Ja 1{. G. ].. Bates, Ksq. (C). 



Distinguished from B. liinfjsleyce by the much suialler scales. 



11 h. BAHILIUS ANSOHGTI. 

 Bouleno-. Aim. & Ma^-.N. H. (S) vi. 1910, p. .5.55. 



Depth of body equal to or a little less than lengtli of head, of to 4^ 

 times in total length. Head 2 to 2^^ times as long as broad, with feebly 

 cui'ved upper profile; snout pointed, not projecting beyond niDUtli, as 

 long as or a little longer tlian eye, wliich is ."^ to 4 times in- length 



Pi" 171. 



Ikirilius ansoiyii. 

 Type. 



of head ; intcrorbital width o to o ^ times in length of head ; mouth 

 extending to below centre or posterior third of eye ; no barbels ; naked 

 space between prtcoperculum and sul)orbitals luit h wi(hh of tliird 

 suborbital. Gill-rakers few, rudimentary. Dorsal II 7, originating 

 midway between occiput and root of caudal, its posterior half above 

 anal; anterior rays longest, ? to j length of head. Anal III 12-14 

 (usually lo), anterior rays much longer than posterior, about as long as 

 longest dorsals. Pectoral acutely pointed, as long as or a little shorter 

 than head, reaching ventral or not. Caudal forked. Caudal peduncle 

 If to 2 times as long as deep. Scales radiatcly striated. ■10-44 ^r_-j. 



