412 ^Ir. G. A. Bouleiiger on 



tlie last, which measures ? leuf^th of head ; longest soft rays 

 •\ length of head. Anal III S ; third spine longest, as long 

 as and stouter than last dorsal. Pectoral as long as head, 

 extending to above base of third anal spine. Ventral reaching 

 origin of anal. Caudal ol)li(iuely truncate, upper rays 

 longest. Caudal peduncle once and ?j as long as deep. 

 Scaled ctenoid, 32 ^ ; lat. 1. j^. Olive above, grey beneath, 

 wiih six ill-dcfiued darker vertical bars on the sides ; a 

 l)lackish opercular spot ; fins grey, posterior part of dorsal 

 and caudal with small round darker spots, forming regular 

 series between the rays; posterior part of anal with a few 

 small orange ocellar spots. 



Total length 175 mm. 



A single specimen from Bunjako. 



A small specimen, 90 mm. long, from Entebbe, which I 

 regard as probably a young of the same species, has stionger 

 outer teeth, the maxillary extends to below anterior third of 

 eye, and the caudal fin is regularly rounded. Snout as long 

 as the eye, which is 3^ times in length of head. D. XV 9; 

 A. Ill 8; Sc. 32^; lat. 1. fl. 



Allied to the two preceding. Agrees Avith P. Jentinki, 

 Stdr., in the very feeble dentition. 



Pelmatochromis obesus. 



Teeth in 2 or 3 series in both jaws, outer small, inner 

 minute. Depth of body twice to i\\\ce and \ in total length, 

 length of head 3 times. Head broad, with slightly concave 

 upper profile; snout twice as broad as long in the adult, as 

 long as diameter of eye, which is 3^ times in length of head 

 and once and \ to once and \ in interorbital width ; pra- 

 orbital much narrower than the eye ; mouth obliquely 

 directed upwards ; maxillary extending to below anterior 

 boidcr of eye; 3 or 4 series of scales on the cheek. Gill- 

 rakers short, some T-shaped, 8 to 10 on lower part of ante- 

 rior arch. Dorsal XV 9 ; spines inci'casing in length to the 

 last, which measures i to \ length of head; longest soft rays 

 ^ length of head. Anal III 8-9; third spine stronger but 

 a little shorter than last dorsal. Pectoral as long £us head, 

 extending to above base of third anal spine. A'cntral ex- 

 tending to soft anal rays. Caudal obliquely truncate, upper 

 rays longest. Caudal peduncle once and \ as long as deep. 

 Scales ctenoid, 32 ^ ; lat 1. |^^. Olive above, with very 

 indistinct dark cross-bands, yellowish white beneath ; a 

 rather indistinct dark vertical bar below the eye; a dark 



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