264 On Fishes collected at Gondokoro. 



35. Paratilapia Wmgatii, sp. n. 



Depth of body equal to length of head, 3 times in total 

 length. Snout with slightly convex profile, as long as the 

 eye, which is 3^ times in length of head and slightly exceeds 

 interorbital width ; maxillary extending to below anterior 

 border of eye ; two series of minute teeth in each jaw, and an 

 outer series of much larger ones ; 4 series of scales on the 

 cheek ; large scales on the opercle. Gill-rakers very short, 

 9 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XIV 10; spines 

 increasing in length to the last, which measures mearly half 

 length of head ; soft portion pointed, the longest ray | lengtli 

 of head. Pectoral obtusely pointed, r. lengtli of head. Ven- 

 tral produced into a filamentj extending beyond origin of anal. 

 Anal III 6 ; third spine as long as and stronger than last 

 dorsal. Caudal rounded. Caudal peduncle a little longer 

 than deep. Scales strongly ctenoid, 31 ^; lateral line ^. 

 Pale brown, with iridescent gloss, and five dark brown bars 

 on the body ; three horizontally elongate blackish-brown 

 spots on each side, the first from the eye to above the axil, 

 involving a steel-blue opei'cular spot, the second on the lower 

 lateral line below the last dorsal rays, the third at the base of 

 the caudal fin; a vertical blackish-brown bar below the eye ; 

 dorsal fin greyish brown, bright orange at the base, with 

 blackish spots at the base of some of the spines ; anal greyish, 

 with three darker light-edged ocelli on the soft rays ; ventrals 

 yellow, with the outer rays bluish black ; caudal greyish, 

 with rather indistinct crowded darker spots. 



Total length 60 millim. 



A single specimen vras obtained on the 10th March with 

 other small fish from the river. In spite of diligent search, 

 Mr. Loat was not able to secure farther examples. 



Paratilajna Bloyeti, Sauvage, from Usagara and Lake 

 Kivu, appears to be the nearest ally of this new species. 



36. Tilapi'a nilotica, L. 



As in the specimens previously collected by Mr. Loat in 

 the White and Blue jNiles, the parent carrying the eggs or 

 young in the mouth and pharynx is invariably the female. 

 I have examined over thirty such nursing individuals from 

 Mr. I "■ " 



foot. 



37. Tilapia galilcea, Hasselq. 



38. Tilapia Zillii, Gerv. 



Tetrodontidae. 



39. Teti'odon fahaJca, Hasselq. 



