ncin Fislti's from Ln/ce Viclorui. AA'} 



scales on the diook. (JiU-rakcrs short, the larjjrr T-sliapod, 

 7 to I) oil lower part of anterior arch. Dors il XV- W I 8-10 ; 

 spines snhequal from the seventh or eighth, ahout i lcny:th 

 of head ; lonjjest soft rays ^ to r^ Icnf^th of head. Anal III 

 8-9; third spine as Ion:; as lon^^est dorsal. Peetoral as lon'.^ 

 as or a little shorter than iiead, reachin*? vertical of orii^in of 

 anal. Ventral reaehinji^ vent or origin of anal. Caudal 

 truncate, the np|)er rays usually lonjjer than the lower. 

 Caudal peduncle once and }^ to once and h as long as deep. 

 Scales ctenoid, .'U-35 jj^^ ; lat. I. J^"^]. Bright yellow, irre- 

 gidarly blotched or marbled with black, the black sometimes 

 forming irregular cro^s-bamls on the body ; one or two pale 

 yellow ocellar spots may be present on the posterior part of 

 the anal fin ; iris yellow or bronzy brown^ with a red circle 

 round the pupil. 



Numerous specimens, measuring from 70 to 1.j5 mm., 

 from Hunjako and Buganga, 



Allied to Tilapia Juhnstuni, (ithr. (also a Hiplochromls), 



Haplochromis crassilabris. 



Teeth few, in 3 or 4 series in both jaws, of outer row large 

 and conical or indistinctly bicus[)i(l in the adult, bicuspid ii» 

 the young, others minute and tricuspid. Depth of body 

 ecjual to length of head, '2i; or 3 times in total length. Snout 

 with convex upj)er profile, as long as (young) or a little 

 longer than the diameter of the eye, which is 3^ to 4 times 

 in length of head and equals intcrorbital width; mouth not 

 V(M"y obliijue, with very thick li[)s ; maxillary not extending 

 to below antci-ior border of eye ; 3 series of scales on the 

 cheek. Gill-rakcrs short, 7 or 8 on lower part of anterior 

 arch. Dorsal XV-XVl 8-9; spines incrcasiug in length to 

 the last, which measures ^ to ^ length of head ; longest soft 

 rays i length of head. Anal III 8-9; third spine stronger 

 and a litile shorter than last dorsal. Pectoral 3 to ^ length 

 of head, extending to vcrlieal of origin of anal. Ventral 

 extending a little beyond origin of anal. Caudal rounded, 

 subtruneate. Caudal peduncle once and \ as long as deep. 

 Scales ctenoid, 31-33 ,-^ ; hit. 1. J,','fy. Brownish above, silvery 

 white beneath ; a rather indistinct dark bar across the nape, 

 in front of the dorsal tin, and moie or less di>tinct traces of 

 two dark longitudinal stripes on the body in the adult ; back 

 with ill-detined dark cross-bands ; fins greyish, caudal with 

 small rouml darker spots, anal with or without small orange 

 ocellar sjjots. 



