new Fishes from the Upper Congo, 425 



vent. Anal ;*0. Caudal deeply forked. Scales 60,?; \'^ 



scales between lateral line and base of ventral. Unit'orni 

 silvery. 



Total Icn^rtli 205 millim. 



A snigle spccnnen. 



Closely allied to C. Geoffroyi^ Cuv. Distinguished by 

 larffer scales. 



'O" 



Distichodus sexfasciatus. 



Two scries of teeth in the jaws ; 14 teeth in the outer 

 series in both jaws. Depth of body 2? times in total length, 

 length of head 4 times. Snout as long as deep, 1§ as long as 

 diameter of eye, which is 4 times in length of head and 1^ in 

 intcrorbital width ; snout slightly projecting beyond the 

 mouth, which extends to below nostrils ; intcrorbital region 

 convex. Dorsal 24, originating a little nearer the base of 

 the caudal than the end of the snout ; longest rays as long as 

 head. Pectoral as long as head to pr^opercular border. 

 Ventrals equally long, reaching vent. Anal 13. Caudal 

 forked, with rounded lobes. Caudal peduncle 1^ as deep as 

 long. Scales strongly ciliated, 65 |-g ; lat. 1. Qo. Reddish, 

 with 6 black vertical bands, a little narrower than their inter- 

 spaces, the first on the nape, the tiiird below the origin of the 

 dorsal, the sixth on the caudal peduncle ; dorsal fin with 

 small round blackish spots ; adipose fin blackish. 



Total length 70 millim. 



A single specimen. 



Distichodus leptorhynchus. 



Two series of teeth in the jaws ; 14 teeth in the outer series 

 of the upper jaw, 12 in the lower. Depth of body equal to 

 length of head, 3^ times in total length. Snout longer than 

 deep, 1^ as long as diameter of eye, which is 4 times in length 

 of head and equals intcrorbital width ; mouth terminal, not 

 extending to below nostrils ; intcrorbital space flat. Dorsal 25, 

 originating a little nearer the base of the caudal than the end 

 of the snout. Pectoral f length of head. Ventral equally 

 long, reaching vent. Anal 13. Caudal forked, with rounded 

 lobes. Caudal peduncle as long as deep. Scales strongly 

 ciliated, 70 j^ ; lat. I. 66. Yellowish, with 7 blackish vertical 

 bands, much narrower than their interspaces, the first on the 

 nape, the third below the origin of the dorsal, the sixth below 



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