314 ADDENDA, VOL. II. 



further back. Adipose dorsal low, originating at a short distance fioin 

 the rayed dorsal. Anal 9-10 (6-7 rays branched). Pectoral h lengtli 

 of head ; s[)ine strong. ^ length of head, striated, with a few retrorse 

 serne in front. Ventral midway between end of snout and root of 

 caudal, below middle of dorsal. Caudal rounded. Yellowish, with 

 lai-ge dark brown spots, some of which may form cross-bands ; orange 

 blotches below the head and at the vent ; two orange streaks along 

 each side, another at the base of the adipose fin; dorsal and caudal tins 

 spotted with dark brown. 



Total length '>4 niillim. 



Sierra I^eone. 



1-2. Typos. Yictorin. X. W. Thomas, Esc,. (P.). 



3. Type. Fujchuii. „ 



24 a. LIAUCHENOGLANIS, g. n. 



Body elongate, feebly compressed. Dorsal tin long, composed of a 

 spine and 11) or 20 branched rays and followed by a small adipose fin 

 which extends to the caudal ; anal fin rather long. Ventral fin with 

 6 rays, inserted below the anterior part of the dorsal. Three pairs of 

 barbels; maxillary and two mandil)ulars. Nostrils widely separated 

 from each other, the anterior on the up|)er lip, the posterior slit-like. 

 I'iye superior, very small, without free border. Pra^maxillaries small, 

 maxillaries long; jaws with villiform teeth; palate toothless. Gill- 

 nu'inbranes feebly notched, narrowly attached to isthmus. 



Sierra Leone. 



Distinguished from Notoglanidlnm by the longer dorsal fin and tlie 

 more anterior position of the ventrals. 



1. !,].\U<'H1:X0(tI-AN1S MACULATUS. sp. n. 



Depth of body Gi to 7 times in total length, length of head ?>h to 

 4 times. Head rather strongly depressed, 1^ times as long as broad, 

 smooth above ; snout rounded, a little sliorter tlum postocular part of 

 head ; no occi[)ital i)rocess, no nuchal shield ; posterior nostril mucli 

 nearer eye than end of snout ; eye 4 times in length of snout or 

 interocular width. Maxillary and inner mandibular barbel ccpial, a 

 little shorter than head, outer mandibular a little longer than head. 

 Prirmaxillary teeth forming a small rounded or cordiform itatch. 



