2'>S ^Ir. C. T. Regan — Classification of 



than liead, not reacliing anal. Caudal rounded. Caudal 

 peduncle as long as deep. Body with or without dark cross- 

 bars ; sometimes a lateral band : an opercular spot; a bar across 

 praeorbital ; vertical fins usually spotted; dorsal dark-edged. 



South Africa to Katanga and Rhodesia. 



Numerous examples up to 120 ram. in total length. 



12. Haplochroynis fasciatus , Perugia, 1902. 



Tilapinfasciata, T^onlen<?. Cat. Afr. Fish. iii. p. 215, fig. 139. 

 ? Paratilnpia toddi, Bouleng. t. c. p. 327. 



Total length 105 mm. The type of P. toddi measures 

 150 mm. 



Lower Congo : Kasai R. ? 



13. Haplochroinis stigmatogenys, Bouleng., 1913. 

 Tilnpia stigmntogenrjs, Bouleng. Cat. Afr. Fish. iii. p. 226, fig. 148. 



Total length 105 mm. 

 Upper Congo. 



14. Haplochromis olig acanthus, sp. n. 



Depth of body 3 in length, length of head 2f. Snout 

 shorter thau diameter of eye, which is 3 in length of head, 

 twice prpeorbital depth, and 1^ interorbital width. Jaws 

 equal anteriorly ; maxillary extending to below anterior 

 edge of eye ; teeth cuspidate, in 3 or 4 series ; 46 in outer 

 series of upper jaw. 5 series of scales on cheek. 7 gill- 

 rakers on lower part of anterior arch. 28 scales in a longi- 

 tudinal series, 4 from origin of dorsal to lateral line, 8 between 

 pectoral and pelvic fins. Dorsal XII 9; last spine \ length 

 of head. Anal III 6. Pectoral f head. Caudal rounded, 

 subtruncate. Caudal peduncle deeper than long. Dark 

 cross-bars and an interrupted lateral band ; an opercular 

 spot ; a blackish vertical bar below anterior part of eye, 

 broadening on lower jaw ; series of small spots on soft 

 dorsal. 



Banghi, Ubanghi R. 



A single specimen, 47 ram. long, presented by Mons. A. 

 Baudon ; it differs from young H. stigmatogenys in the 

 larger eye and fewer dorsal spines. 



15. Haplochromis moeruensis, Bouleng., 1899. 



Haplochromis vioeruensis, Bouleng. Cat. Afr. Fish. iii. p. 307, fig. 207. 

 Total length 95 mm. 



