new Fishes from the Upper Congo. 425 
vent. Anal 30, Caudal deeply forked. Scales 60 2; 13 
scales between lateral line and base of ventral. eitiee 
silvery. 
Total length 205 millim. 
A single specimen. 
Closely allied to C, Geoffroyi, Cuv. Distinguished by 
larger scales. 
Distichodus sexfasciatus. 
Two series of teeth in the jaws; 14 teeth in the outer 
series in both jaws. Depth of body 2? times in total length, 
length of head 4 times. Snout as long as deep, 13 as long as 
diameter of eye, which is 4 times in length of head and 14 in 
interorbital width; snout slightly projecting beyond the 
mouth, which extends to below nostrils ; interorbital region 
convex. Dorsal 24, originating a little nearer the base of 
the caudal than the end of the snout ; longest rays as long as 
head. Pectoral as long as head to preopercular border. 
Ventrals equally long, reaching vent. Anal 13. Caudal 
forked, with rounded lobes. Caudal peduncle i} as deep as 
long. Scales strongly ciliated, 65 7; lat. 1. 63. Reddish, 
with 6 black vertical bands, a little narrower than their inter- 
spaces, the first on the nape, the third below the origin of the 
dorsal, the sixth on the caudal peduncle; dorsal fin with 
small round blackish spots ; adipose fin blackish. 
Total length 70 millim. 
A single specimen. 
Distichodus leptorhynchus. 
Two series of teeth in the jaws; 14 teeth in the outer series 
of the upper jaw, 12 in the lower. Depth of body equal to 
length of head, 3 times in total length. Snout longer than 
deep, 14 as long as diameter of eye, which is 4 times in length 
of head and equals interorbital width ; mouth terminal, not 
extending to below nostrils ; interorbital space flat. Dorsal 25, 
originating a little nearer the base of the caudal than the end 
of the snout. Pectoral 3 length of head. Ventral equally 
long, reaching vent. Anal 13. Caudal forked, with rounded 
lobes. Caudal peduncle as long as deep. Scales strongly 
ciliated, 70 2; lat. 1. 66. Yellowish, with 7 blackish vertical 
bands, much narrower than their interspaces, the first on the 
nape, the third below the origin of the dorsal, the sixth below 
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