ncir Fi.s/n's from Lnki- I'lcdi/ot. 11'.) 



Olio oi the specimens with two oi';iii;;e ocelhir spots ; iris 

 white. 



Total len;?th 100 mm. 



Two s|)eciriiens, the hirj^er oau^lit with rod and line from 

 the pier at Kiitehhc, the siiialltr also I'loiii I'jiiteljhe. 



Allied to 7'. Kirkii, (ithr. 



T'llapia Martini. 



Tectli small, in 3 or t scries in both jaws, outer largest and 

 bieuspid, the others tricuspid. Depth of body 2-j to 3 times 

 in total length, length of head 2^ to .'J times ; body deepest 

 at the nape. Upper prolile of snout descending in a steep 

 oblique line ; diameter of eye greater than length of snout, 

 twice and ^ to 3 times in length of head; interorbital width 

 ccjual to length of snout ; mouth not very obli(|ue ; maxillary 

 cvtending to below anterior third of eye ; 4 or 5 series of 

 scales oil the cheek. Gdl-rakcrs short, some T-shaped, 8 or 

 Don lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal X\^-X\'I 8-10; 

 spines equal from the eighth or ninth, .'. to r length of head; 

 longest soft rays ^ to ;.* length of head. Anal III 8-9 ; third 

 sj)ine as long as and stronger than longest dorsal. Pectoral 

 nearly as long as head, reaching beyond vertical of origin of 

 anal, ^'entral rcaciiing origin of anal or a little beyond. 

 Caudal truncate. Caudal [jcduucle once and z as long as 

 deep. Scales ctenoid, 32-33 ~^ ; lat. 1. J^' j^ij. Yellowish 

 olive above, white beneath ; a dark vertical bar below the 

 eye and a cross-bar on the forehead ; a blackish opercular 

 spot ; a blackish stripe from the latter to the rout of the tail ; 

 a second, more or less distinct dark stripe higher up on the 

 side of the back ; one specimen uniform dark grey ; dorsal 

 and anal fins greyish, with more or less distinct round 

 darker spots; pectoral and anal tins yellow, the latter some- 

 tiu)cs with one or two orange ocellar spots in the posterior 

 part, ventrals yellow in the iemale, black in the male. 



Seven specimens from Huiijako, measuring from 7o to 

 110 mm. One of these, a female with large eg.;s in the 

 ovaries, has the mouth filled with embryos measuring 8 or 

 U nmi. and provided with a large yolk-sac. 



This species is named alter Mr. James Martin, Transport 

 Otticer in the Uganda Protectorate, in recognition of much 

 assistance rendered to Mr. Degen. Tiiojjia Morfini bears a 

 great resembiaucc to the Parutilnpia descri!)cd above as 

 f . cinerea, Init the dentition is quite ditrcrent. 

 ,^1/1//. 6i Miiij. X. Hist. Ser. 7. Vol. xvii. 31 



