636 Mr. C. T. Regan on the Cichh'd Fishes of 



long as deep. Greyish ; vertical and pelvic fins blackish, 

 the dorsal pale at the base. 



Lake Albert Edward. 



A single specimen (c?), 80 mm. long. 



5. Haplochromis squamipinnis, sp. n. 



Pelmatochromis spekii (part.), Boulenger, Cat. Afr. Fish. iii. p. 417 

 (1916). 



Depth of body nearly equal to length of head, 2| in length 

 of fish. Head 2-^ as long as broad; upper profile slightly 

 concave. Snout 1^ diameter of eye, which is 4| in length of 

 head, greater than prteorbital depth, less than depth of cheek; 

 interorbital width 4f in length of head. Maxillary ex- 

 tending to vertical from anterior margin of eye; lower jaw 

 projecting ; teeth conical, 4 series in upper jaw, 3 in lower, 

 60 in outer series of upper jaw. 5 series of scales on cheek ; 

 10 gill-rakers on lower part of anterior arch ; pharyngeal 

 teeth slender. Dorsal XV 10 ; last spine longest, I length 

 of head; longest soft rays -^^ length of head. Anal 111 9; 

 third spine stronger and nearly as long as last dorsal. Series 

 of small scales on basal part of posterior half of dorsal and 

 anal, between the rays. Pectoral | length of head, reaching 

 origin of anal. Caudal truncate. Oaudal peduncle 1^ as 

 long as deep. 33 scales in a longitudinal series, 7 from 

 origin of dorsal to lateral line. . Silvery ; back darker ; 

 vertical fins dusky ; caudal with some clear spots ; anal with 

 2 ocelli posteriorly. 



Lake Albert Edward. 



One specimen, 170 mm. in total length. 



6. Haplochromis graiien, Bouleng., 1914. 



Tilapia burtoni (part.), Bouleng. Cat. Afr. Fish. iii. p. 217. 

 Haplochromis cmgustifrons, var. gracilioi-, Bouleng. t. c. p. 293. 

 Ha2jlochroinis graueri, Bouleng. t. c. p. 298, tig. 202. 



Depth of body 2| to 3^ in length, length of head 2f to o. 

 Snout, from a little shorter to longer than diameter of eye, 

 which is 3 to 4 in length of iiead, greater than depth of praj- 

 orbital or cheek; interorbital widtli 4 to 4^ in length of head. 

 Jaws equal or lower slightly projecting ; maxillary extending 

 to below anterior edge of eye or not quite so far; teeth 

 cuspidate or conical, in 3 to 5 series, 40 to 60 in outer series 

 of upper jaw. 3 or 4 series of scales on cheek. 7 to 9 gill- 

 rakers on lower part of anterior arch. Pharyngeal teeth 

 small. 32 to 33 scales in a longitudinal series, 5 or 6 from 

 origin of dorsal to lateral line. Dorsal XIV-XVI 9-10; 



