new African Cyprinodont Fishes. 2G7 



times in Ititeioibital width ; piaiorbital barely ^ diameter of 

 eye. Dorsal 9, originating twice as far from head as from 

 root of caudal, above posterior third of anal ; longest rays ^ 

 to ^ length of head. Anal 15-16. Pectoral a little shorter 

 than head, extending beyond base of ventral ; latter ^ as 

 long as head in fenialos, much produced and at least as long 

 as pectoral in adult males, e(p;ally distant from end of snout 

 and from root of caudal. Caudal rounded-acuminate, longer 

 than head. Caudal peduncle as long as deep. 25-27 scales 

 in longitudinal series, 20 round middle of body in front of 

 vontrals ; lateral line indicated by a series of pits. Pale 

 brown above, yellouisli beneath, with or without carmine 

 dots; lower part of sides with numerous vertical or oblique 

 dark brown or carmine narrow bars; some dark spots may be 

 present on the dorsal tin and on the base of the caudal. 



Total length 55 mm. 



Southern Nigeria. Several specimens were obtained in 

 swamps between Agwarba and Awka by Mr. 11. D. Gard'ner. 

 1 have received otbers from the mouths of the Niger and Old 

 Calabar through Mr. J. Paul Arnold, for whom I had identi- 

 fied them as //. senegalensisj Stdr. I now think they repre- 

 sent a distinct species, characterized by longer ventral fins. 



Haploch ilus g rah a m i. 



Depth of body 4 to 4i times in total length, length of head 

 3 to 3^ times. Head fiat above ; snout broad, rounded a 

 little shorter than eye; mouth directed upwards; lower jaw 

 projecting ; eye 3 to 3^ times in length of head, 1^ times in 

 intororbital width ; })r£eorbital barely ^ diameter of eye. 

 Dorsal 7, originating about twice as far from occiput as from 

 root of caudal, above posterior fourth of anal, lono-est rays ^ 

 to § length of head. Anal 15-IG, longest rays ^ to | length 

 of liead. Pectoral | length of head, extending beyond base 

 of ventral ; latter small, equally distant from end of snout 

 and from root of caudal. Caudal pointed, longer than head. 

 Caudal peduncle slightly longer than deep. 28-29 scales in 

 longitudinal series, 20-22 round body in front of ventrals • 

 lateral line indicated by a series of pits. Yellowish or pale 

 brownish, with or without small crimson spots; 6 or 7 

 blackish vertical bars on the body, some reachino- the back 

 some confined to the lower half of the body; a black blotch 

 at the base of the caudal fin ; fins greyish (yellow in life), 

 caudal with small purplish-brown spots. 



Total Kngth 38 mm. 



Lagos, in swamps. Several specimens were presented bv 

 Dr. W. M. Graham. ^ 



