Lakes Albert Edward and Kivu. C>'d5 



lateral Htie, 5 or 6 between pectoral and pelvic fins. Dorsal 

 XV-XVl 9-10 ; last spine f length of head. Anal III 8-9 ; 

 third spine ^ to § head. Pectoral nearly as long as head, 

 reaching vent or anal fin. Caudal truncate. Cauda! peduncle 

 1^ to If as long as deep. Silvery ; dorsal greyish ; caudal 

 spotted. 



Lake Albert Edward. 



Four specimens, 80 to 90 mm. long. 



3. Ilaplockromis eduardn, sp. n. 

 TiJapia pappenheimi (part.), Bouleng. Cat. Afr. Fish. iii. p. 232. 



Depth of body 3 in the length, length o£ head 3. Snout 

 shorter than diameter of eye, whicii is 3^ in length of head, 

 twice depth of pra^oibital, greater than de[)th of cheek ; inter- 

 orbital width 4 in head. Jaws equal ; maxillary extending 

 to below anterior edge of eye ; teeth cuspidate, in 3 series, 

 45 in outer series of upper jaw. 3 series of scales on cheek. 

 11 or 12 gill-rakers on lower part of anterior arch. Pha- 

 ryngeal teeth small. 33 scales in a longitudinal series, 7 from 

 origin of dorsal to lateral line, 8 between pectoral and pelvic 

 fins. Dorsal XV 9 ; last spine nearly \ length of head. 

 Anal III 9 ; third spine | head. Pectoral nearly as long as 

 head, reaching anal. Caudal truncate. Caudal peduncle 

 1^ as long as deep. Greyish, witli bars across upper part of 

 head and one below eye; two blackish blotches on basal part 

 of spinous dorsal ; pelvics blackish ; ocelli on anal fin. 



Lake Albert Edward. 



A single specimen (S)-, 80 mm. long. 



4. Haplochromis nigrijnnnis, sp. n. 

 Tilapia pappenheimi (part.), Bouleng. Cat. Afi\ Fish. iii. p. 232. 



Depth of body 3^^ in the length, length of head 3. Snout 

 shorter than diameter of eye, which is 2| in the length of 

 head, 2^ depth of prteorbital, greater than depth of cheek; 

 interorbital width 4^ in length of head. Jaws equal ; max- 

 illary extending to below anterioi ;^ of eye; teeth cuspidate, 

 in 2 seiies, tiO in outer series of u[)])or jaw. 3 series of scales 

 on cheek. 11 gill-rakers on lower part of anterior arch. 

 Pharyngeal teeth small. 33 scales in a longitudinal series, 

 4 or 5 from origin of dorsal to lateral line, and the same 

 number between pectoral and pelvic fins. Dorsal XVI 9; 

 last spine nearly ^ length of head. Anal III 9 ; third spine 

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

 reaching vent. Caudal truncate. Caudal peduncle 11 as 



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