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liead 3 times. Head strongly compressed ; eye 7 to 8 times 

 in length of head, 3^ to 4 times in length of snout ; maxillary 

 widely separated from vertical of anterior border of eye ; chin 

 projecting; teeth in two series^ few, outer large and widely 

 spaced ; 5 or 6 series of scales on the cheek ; 15 or 16 gill- 

 rakers on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal spines weak, 

 increasing in length to the last, which measures ^ length of 

 head. Pectoral ^ length of head. Caudal fin distinctly 

 emarginate, greater part scaled. Caudal peduncle 2 to 2^ 

 times as long as deep. Scales finely denticulate. Bright 

 silvery white, except on the base, which is dark green; fins 

 bluisli gi'ey, dorsal and anal edged witli orange. 



Total length 370 mm. Three specimens. 



Allied to P. longicepsy Gthr. 



Haplochromis venustus. 

 D. XVI 10-11. A. Ill 10. Sc. 32-35 jg-,. L. 1. J^^. 



Depth of body 2^ to 2| times in total length, length of 

 head 3 times. Eye 4 to 4^ times in length of head, about 

 twice in length of snout ; maxillary extending to between 

 nostril and eye ; lower jaw not projecting; teeth in 4 to 6 

 series, outer largest, all conical or some of the outer bi- 

 cuspid ; 3 or 4 series of scales on the cheek; 11 or 12 gill- 

 rakers on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal spines in- 

 creasing in length to the last, which measures ^ or a little 

 less than ^ length of head. Soft dorsal, anal, and ventrals 

 prolonged, acutely pointed. Pectoral as long as head. 

 Caudal fin truncate or slightly emarginate, scaled. Caudal 

 peduncle a little longer than deep. Scales finely denticulate. 

 Peacock-blue, with large deep-blue s[)ots, dotted with red ; 

 top of head and a broad edge to the fins orange. 



Total length 195 mm. Five specimens. 



Closely allied to H. livingstonii {Heinichromis livingstonii, 

 Gthr.). 



Tilapia auromarginata. 



. A 



L. 1. 



D. XVII-XVIII 11. A. Ill 10. Sc. 33-35 ^^. 



18-24 



15-1 7 • 



Depth of body 2^ times in total length, length of head 3^ 

 to 3^ times. Eye '6^ to 4 times in length of head, 1.^ to 1^ 

 times in length of snout ; maxillary extending to between 

 nostril and eye ; lower jaw not projecting; teeth small, in 4 



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